How a New Jersey Farmers’ Market Went Virtual
(via Smithsonian) The Metuchen Farmers Market, like many others, has moved to online orders and drive-thru pickups during the coronavirus
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50 Things You Might Not Know About Star Wars
(via Mental Floss) The best way to celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4) is to learn something new about a
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How to Make a 5,000-Year-Old Energy Bar
(via Atlas Obscura) Eat like ancient Great Plains hunters with this simple recipe.
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The Surprising Origin of Nesquik and Toaster Strudel
(via Great Big Story) Anyone else feeling nostalgic? We’re finding comfort in eating the breakfast food we loved as kids.
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Around the Globe, Face Masks Are a Canvas for Creativity
(via Atlas Obscura) Personal protective equipment can be a source of personal expression.
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11 New Words and Phrases Inspired by the Coronavirus
(via Mental Floss) If you’re struggling to describe the new coronavirus era we’re living in, well, you’re not alone. In
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The Complicated Legacy of Herbert Spencer, the Man Who Coined ‘Survival of the Fittest’
(via Smithsonian) Spencer’s ideas laid the groundwork for social Darwinism, but scholars say there was much more to the Victorian
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A One-Table Restaurant Is Opening in a Swedish Meadow
(via Atlas Obscura) There’s just one chair, too.
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Even More Historic Dishes Born From Tough Times to Make at Home
(via Atlas Obscura) For every crisis, a recipe.
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The Turkish Hotel Built Above an Ancient Ruin
(via Amusing Planet) In 2009, a construction crew digging the foundation for a new hotel in Antakya, Turkey uncovered a
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7 Spectacular Libraries You Can Explore From Your Living Room
(via Atlas Obscura) You can almost smell the old books.
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Take a Free Virtual Tour of Five Egyptian Heritage Sites
(via Smithsonian) The sites include the 5,000-year-old tomb of Meresankh III, the Red Monastery and the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq
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