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Why Drinking Chai in Clay Cups Is So Much Better

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(via Great Big Story) Shankar Pandit is a potter in Kolkata, India. He makes clay cups called “bhar” that are

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(via My Modern Met) The iconic yellow smiley face—with its perfect circle, two oval eyes and a large, upturned semi-circular

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(via Listverse) To the victor go the spoils. Throughout history, many conquerors or colonizers have taken treasures back to their

(via Neatorama) In 1939, producer Rudolf Ising and his MGM animation unit were in trouble. Ising, on an inspiration, decided

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(via Great Big Story) Remember when Carl tied all those balloons to his house in the Pixar movie “Up” and

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(via Atlas Obscura) The stonemasons of the Freiburg Minster in southern Germany go to great lengths—and heights.

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(via Mental Floss) “Don’t touch the art” is a simple rule, enacted by almost every gallery and museum in the

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(via Mental Floss) With his infectious smile and raspy voice, Louis Armstrong (who actually pronounced his own name “Lewis”) won

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(via Smithsonian) World-record-holding sand sculptor Ted Siebert gives some tips for amateur builders looking to hone their skills this summer

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(via Amusing Planet) Hundreds of towns and villages have perished due to massive earth-moving projects such as the construction of

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(via Listverse) In a world of short-lived inventions, today’s gadgets and fads become tomorrow’s relics; sometimes by accident, often by

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(via Atlas Obscura) Storm King’s director of facilities has to be a landscaper, an art conservator, and even a structural