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For Sale: A Cold War Bunker and Missile Silo in North Dakota

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(via Atlas Obscura) Half an hour south of the Canadian border, in Fairdale, North Dakota, a hulking concrete structure rises

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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 Atlas Obscura) The main source for its largest megaliths is just a stone’s throw from the iconic site.

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(via Mental Floss) Paramount Home EnterHollywood lost one of its longtime icons on August 1, 2020, with the passing of

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(via Mental Floss) There are Star Wars fans everywhere, including among the scientists who study life on Earth. When these

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(via Atlas Obscura) With only nine master fishermen left, a centuries-old tradition is at risk.

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(via Mental Floss) Some pen names are fairly well-known for what they are. Most people know that Mark Twain was

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(via Great Big Story) William A. Mitchell was the greatest junk food chemist to ever live. Yes, that’s quite a

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(via Atlas Obscura) Stay in and chill out with recipes for a historic Indian noodle dessert, Japanese fruit sandwiches, and

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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 Great Big Story) False morel mushrooms are poisonous and potentially lethal if not prepared properly. Still, people in Finland