Stunning Lifelike 3D Paper Sculptures
(via Laughing Squid) British artist Lisa Lloyd creates stunningly lifelike animals, jewelry, insects, flowers, foods and even beer completely out
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How a Special Diet Kept the Knights Templar Fighting Fit
(via Atlas Obscura) Graybeards were thin on the ground in the 13th century. Average life expectancy was about 31 years,
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Former Aeronautical Engineer’s Handmade Notebooks With Detailed Travel Sketches
(via Laughing Squid) José Naranja is a former aeronautical engineer who wanted to see the world. So he quit his
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The Vintage Radio Repairman
(via Great Big Story) Despite living in a digital world, Allen Chiang embraces the art of our analog past. He
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10 Fun Ways to Celebrate Star Wars Day
(via Mental Floss) It’s always appropriate to celebrate your love of Star Wars, and that goes double every May 4,
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15 Secrets of Forensic Artists
(via mental_floss) Despite recent advancements in DNA evidence-gathering and high-tech investigative tools, a simple pencil-on-paper sketch can still have a significant
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7 Entertaining Examples of Ancient Graffiti
(via Mental Floss) Graffiti from centuries and even millennia ago can reveal the grievances, passions, games, and ordinary business dealings
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10 Crazy Facts About Willie Nelson
(via Mental Floss) Willie Nelson is one of the world’s most accomplished musicians—and not just in the country music world.
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Hägar the Horrible
(via Mental Floss) For 45 years, the anachronistic adventures of a Scandinavian Viking named Hägar have populated the funny papers.
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Lost Footage Filmed After the 1906 San Francisco Quake Finally Gets a Premiere
(via Atlas Obscura) The scenes, shown in a silent-film museum, provide a new glimpse of the earthquake’s aftermath.
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The Art of Dressing Mannequins in Rare and Historic Garments
(via Atlas Obscura) The art of dressing a mannequin, no matter the setting, is not as easy as it seems.
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A Trip Through New York City in 1911
(via YouTube) Old film of New York City in the year 1911. Print has survived in mint condition. Slowed down
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