Lost Renaissance Masterpiece Worth $6 Million Found Hanging Above Woman’s Hotplate
(via Smithsonian) Experts say the panel painting was created by Florentine artist Cimabue around 1280
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Cultures
Learning about your own and that of others
10 Origins of Popular Cartoon Characters
(via Listverse) History has always fascinated me, and I love to find out about ancestry and family trees. Leading on
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How a Newspaper Article Saved Thousands of Black Gospel Records From Obscurity
(via Atlas Obscura) A professor in Texas collects and digitizes rare recordings from across the country.
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The Chocolate Croissant Controversy
(via Great Big Story) A chocolate croissant—is it correct to call it a pain au chocolat or a chocolatine in
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10 Fast Facts About Jimi Hendrix
(via Mental Floss) Though he’s widely considered one of the most iconic musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix passed
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The Swiss Art of Papercutting
(via Great Big Story) It’s amazing what Anne Rosat can do with a pair of scissors. This 83-year-old artist has
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A Century Ago, This Eerie-Sounding Instrument Ushered in Electronic Music
(via Smithsonian) Now, the theremin—a strange little invention that translates hand gestures into pitch and volume—could make a comeback.
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The World’s Spiciest Chip Is Sold Only One to a Customer
(via Mental Floss) If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to get pepper-sprayed directly in your mouth, Paqui
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13 Facts About Amadeus On Its 35th Anniversary
(via Mental Floss) Though much has been written about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the most entertaining look at
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16 Soothing Facts About Muzak
(via Mental Floss) Whether you know it as background music, elevator music, or, as Ted Nugent once called it, an
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Crazy Interiors Where People Actually Live
(via Listverse) What better way is there to express your creativity and fun side than in your interior decorating? Below
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The 30 Highest-Grossing Actors in Hollywood
(via Mental Floss) Earlier this summer, Avengers: Endgame surpassed James Cameron’s Avatar to become the highest-grossing movie of all-time worldwide.
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