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8 Facts About the Element Neon

(via Mental Floss) Most of us are familiar with neon as a term for bright colors and vibrant signs, but

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(via Smithsonian) Long before Instagram, Americans showed off their travels using Curt Teich’s cheery linen postcards.

(via Mental Floss) Bobbing for apples, though sometimes comparable to dunking your head in a cesspool of saliva, is a

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(via Mental Floss) What’s old is new again… then old, then funny, then old and now new again…

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(via Popular Mechanics) Nuclear plant? Electrical station? Transportation hub? A peek inside the nerve centers that rule them all.

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(via Atlas Obscura) Dragons, flea circuses, mermaids, and more wonders of the city.

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(via Atlas Obscura) Experience the thrill of multiball mayhem and the agony of a double drain.

(via Today I Found Out) Conveying calm assurance, the practice of placing one hand inside of a top garment is

(via Mental Floss) On February 22, 1980, the Soviet War in Afghanistan was almost two months old, making the Cold

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(via Listverse) Police have estimated that up to half of the art sold on the international market may be forged. Major

(via Mental Floss) It’s hard enough to get nominated for an Academy Award if you’re a living, breathing person. It’s

(via Neatorama) Pepsi Cola was originally called “Brad’s Drink” and marketed in Bern, North Carolina in the early 1890’s by