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These Cherokee Cave Inscriptions Describe a 19th-Century Stickball Game

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(via Atlas Obscura) The competition took place on April 30, 1828.

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

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(via Atlas Obscura) They burned real fuel and caused real damage.

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(via Mental Floss) In 2014, a waitress at a Waffle House in North Carolina was given a $1000 tip from

(via Listverse) While nothing compares to the pressures of having a real job, life at college is extremely stressful. So it

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(via Mental Floss) The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City is celebrating a big anniversary this

(via Amusing Planet) In the middle of a quiet residential neighborhood in the suburb of Kyoto, Japan, is a 30-foot-high,

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(via Listverse) Music has been a part of human life since time immemorial. It penetrates our souls and becomes a

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(via Listverse) The Great White North is a forbidding and eerie place, which has spawned many fantastic stories and tales

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(via Mental Floss) The word cocktail is a bit of an etymological puzzle: Originally only a nickname for an animal

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(via Listverse) Prisons are all about keeping people inside, but folks find their way out. It happens more often than

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(via Mental Floss) The word irregardless might not be to everyone’s taste, but there’s no denying that if you were