Inside England’s Accidental Cat Pub
(via Atlas Obscura) Feline fans flock to the Bag of Nails, to the surprise of the owner.
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World’s ‘Smallest Dinosaur’ Revealed to Be a Mystery Reptile
(via Smithsonian) Paleontologists analyzed two skulls and made the call, but aren’t sure about the exact type of animal they’ve
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The Teetotaling Couple Who Filled Their Home With Novelty Whiskey Containers
(via Atlas Obscura) For decades, Jim Beam made decanters shaped like Elvis, the Mount St. Helens eruption, and more.
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Abraham Lincoln Is the Only President Ever to Have a Patent
(via Smithsonian)In 1849, a future president patented an amazing addition to transportation technology
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The secret to Lego’s enduring appeal
(via Fast Company) It’s a secret hiding in plain sight for anyone who has ever clicked Lego bricks together.
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The Enduring Myths of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’
(via Smithsonian) Forty years later, archaeologists look back at what the first Indiana Jones movie got wrong about their profession
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Fascinating Things You Didn’t Know About Salt
(via Ranker) You might think you know a little something about salt. It comes in grains, it’s the only rock
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When Pop Rocks Exploded In the 1970s
(via Mental Floss) In order to get Pop Rocks on the shelves, someone had to lose a finger.
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Clarence E. Willard: The Man of Could Grow at Will
(via Amusing Planet) In 1913, while in England, Clarence E. Willard had to renew his passport in order to travel,
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10 of the World’s Oldest Temples
(via Mental Floss) Visiting one of the world’s oldest temples is like stepping into the distant past: Humans have been
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How a Giant, Stinky, Delightful Corpse Flower Got to an Abandoned Gas Station
(via Atlas Obscura) It was all thanks to a gardener, a wagon, and a sense of pandemic-era camaraderie.
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The 10 Most Photographed Gardens Around the World
(via Mental Floss) ’Tis the season to take your allergy medicine and then go admire a world abloom with technicolor
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