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Around the World in 14,000 ‘Do Not Disturb’ Signs

(via Atlas Obscura) The “Do Not Disturb” (DND) sign is an icon of the hospitality industry. Meant to wave off

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(via Smithsonian) A business historian explains America’s commitment to regulating the appearance of everything from margarine to canned peas

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(via Mental Floss) On August 28, 1963, under a sweltering sun, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered by the Lincoln

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(via Great Big Story) How much do you love sushi? Enough to eat 11 pounds of it? In Japan, Hiromu

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(via Great Big Story) Century eggs don’t look anything like the eggs you might be used to. Cut one open,

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(via Atlas Obscura) In 2004, Blockbuster Video had over 9,000 locations across the United States. But now, there’s just one

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(via Mental Floss) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the professional organizing body of the ceremony intended to honor

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(via Atlas Obscura) An otherworldly look at a familiar sight.

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(via Amusing Planet) The Slovak Radio Building, standing in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, was constructed in the shape of

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(via Mental Floss) For trivia fanatics, the mere half-hour run time of Jeopardy! fails to satisfy their hunger for meaty,

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(via Mental Floss) If you live in the United States, it’s statistically likely you’ll eat around 6000 slices of pizza

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(via Listverse) There are some facts we all get wrong about colors. Like the belief the sun is yellow, or