30 Cold, Hard Facts About Die Hard
(via Mental Floss) What do you get when you mix one part action movie with one part holiday flick and
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Cultures
Learning about your own and that of others
11 Songs Inspired by Literature
(via Mental Floss) Devo and Thomas Pynchon. Mick Jagger and Charles Baudelaire. Though they seem like rather unlikely pairings, many
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Meet the Former Cook Who Draws His Every Meal
(via Atlas Obscura) Itsuo Kobayashi’s art showcases the beauty of everyday Japanese food.
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Meet Ice Cream Scientist Dr. Maya Warren
(via Mental Floss) Most people don’t think about the chemistry in their cone when enjoying a scoop of ice cream,
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Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Books
(via Listverse) Figures from 2019, show that adults in the US spend an average of 3 hours 35 minutes watching
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The Lost Art of Growing Blueberries With Fire
(via Atlas Obscura) Using all four elements to grow the perfect berry.
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The TR-808 Drum Machine Changed the Sound of Pop Music Forever
(via Smithsonian) Sometimes, technology has more impact after it’s obsolete
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Meet the College Student With 6,000 Takeout Menus
(via Atlas Obscura) He’s not quite sure what to do with them.
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NASA Scientist Simulates What Sunsets Would Look Like on Venus, Mars, and Beyond
Geronimo Villanueva, a planetary scientist from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, created the sunset simulations while building
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The Mississippi Town Where Elvis Tribute Artists Are Made
(via Atlas Obscura) Tupelo, birthplace of The King, is the global hub for aspiring Jailhouse Rockers
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24 Things You Might Not Have Known About Hamilton
(via Mental Floss) No one could have predicted that a hip-hop-infused musical based on the life of Alexander Hamilton would
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How Fluff Became Famous
(via The Atlantic) Fluff. The sticky sweet marshmallow creme was invented exactly one hundred years ago in Somerville, Massachusetts—at the
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