The Narrowest Streets in the World
(via Amusing Planet) At what point does a street cease to be a street? According to the Guinness Book of
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Things that don’t fit in one place
The Epic Failure of Thomas Edison’s Talking Doll
(via Smithsonian) Expensive, heavy, non-functioning and a little scary looking, the doll created by America’s hero-inventor was a commercial flop
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15 Facts About the First Episode of The Simpsons
(via Mental Floss) On December 17, 1989, The Simpsons premiered on FOX. More than 30 years later, the Simpson family
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10 Sweet Facts About Candy Canes
(via mental_floss) The sweet and striped shepherd’s hooks can be found just about everywhere during the holiday season. It’s time
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The Hidden History of the First Black Women to Serve in the U.S. Navy
(via Atlas Obscura) The Golden Fourteen were largely forgotten—but a few veterans and descendants could change that.
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Top 10 Ridiculously Expensive Golden Objects
(via Listverse) As we all know, gold is a precious metal that society has cherished since the beginning. Initially, it
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What the Pandemic Christmas of 1918 Looked Like
(via Smithsonian) Concerns about the safety of gift shopping, family gatherings and church services were on Americans’ minds then, too
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6 Heroic Military Cats
(via Mental Floss) Heroic dogs and horses may rightfully claim their share of battlefield glory, but cats have proven themselves
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Rosie the Riveter Gets Her Due 75 Years After the End of World War II
(via Smithsonian) Forever changing the nation, the women who worked in American factories during the war have been collectively awarded
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Top 10 Bizarre Facts About Popular Christmas Movies
(via Listverse) Back in 1898, George Albert Smith created one of the first Christmas films on record. The simple black
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The Mysterious Bronze Objects That Have Baffled Archaeologists for Centuries
(via Mental Floss) One August day in 1987, Brian Campbell was refilling the hole left by a tree stump in
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The Great Bed of Ware
(via Amusing Planet) For much of human history, sleeping arrangements were very informal. You heaped a pile of straw or
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