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The Holocaust-Surviving Violins That Were Quarantined Beneath a California Stage

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(via Atlas Obscura) The pandemic layover and their eventual return home is a new chapter in a long history.

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(via Listverse) Everything changes eventually and fruit is no exception to this rule. Here are 10 different fruits that have

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(via Mental Floss) Peanuts is an indelible part of American culture. Charles Schulz’s comic strip about a pensive boy named

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(via Smithsonian) Newly detailed high-resolution scans show traces of a charcoal underdrawing

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(via Mental Floss) A team of gun-toting officers storm into a drug den in the middle of the night as

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(via Mental Floss) As soon as the first cool breeze blows a few crunchy leaves off their branches, horror fans

(via Smithsonian) Born one year before the end of World War II, George Lucas turned a boyhood fascination into a

(via Mental Floss) You’re probably well aware that tepee, totem, and toboggan are all Native American names for familiar objects,

(via Popular Mechanics) Sharp knives disappeared from the dining room table, only to return, centuries later, in steak knife form.

(via Great Big Story) You don’t need a fork to eat this plate of spaghetti. Just a spoon will do.

(via Smithsonian) The National Trust for Historic Preservation names these sites as the most endangered cultural treasures in our country.