Top 10 Bizarre Natural Phenomena In Everyday Foods
(via Listverse) When thinking about extraordinary foods, most minds would conjure up images of obscure cuisine, and elaborate dishes with
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The Last Civil War Widow Has Died
(via Kottke) On December 16, 2020, Helen Viola Jackson died in Marshfield, Missouri at the age of 101. She was
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10 Things You May Not Know About the “Unsinkable” Titanic
(via Mental Floss) We all know about Jack and Rose and their brief-but-intense relationship aboard the Titanic. But which details
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The Brilliant ‘Special Effects’ Used By Silent Movies
(via digg) These days, you can do pretty much anything with CGI . But back in the early days of
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How Stephen King’s Wife Saved ‘Carrie’ and Launched His Career
(via mental_floss) When King started Carrie, he typed three single-spaced pages, crumpled them up in anger, and dumped them in
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Sunomata Castle: The Castle That Was Built on a Single Night
(via Amusing Planet) Sunomata Castle stands at the confluence of the Sai and Nagara rivers, in the city of Ōgaki
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Ninety Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2020
(via Smithsonian) This year’s most intriguing discoveries, according to Smithsonian Magazine, include an Aztec skull tower, fossilized footprints and Nazi
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25 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in January
(via Mental Floss) Though the official end-of-year “holiday season” is not quite over, January is chock-full of very fun, very
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Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger
(via Atlas Obscura) According to a British 2017 study, drinking, especially wine, is actually on the rise—and the way a
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Radioactive Atomic Energy Lab Kit with Uranium – The World’s Most Dangerous Toy
(via Atlas Obscura) Baby Boomers who came of age during the Cold War often played with toys with a science
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Why NORAD Tracks Santa Claus
(via Smithsonian) How one boy’s phone call sparked a chain of events that would become a Christmas tradition.
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The Museum That Fell From the Sky
(via Smithsonian) An Ohio native preserves the story of the Navy’s first rigid airship
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