12 Amazing Facts About Simone Biles
(via Mental Floss) Simone Biles is the most decorated female gymnast ever, with 30 World and Olympic medals. The 24-year-old
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History
Patterns in the past are the key to our future
The Oldest Orbiting Satellite
(via Amusing Planet) When a satellite is launched into space it is not expected to last forever. The satellite carries
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Archaeologists Propose 4,500-Year-Old Burial Mound Was World’s First Military Memorial
(via Smithsonian) Mesopotamians turned a community tomb on the Euphrates into a battle monument
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The Flying Tanks of World War 2
(via Amusing Planet) Dropping supplies including combat vehicles to troops on the ground was one of the biggest achievements of
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Found: A Landlocked Message in a Bottle in a Detroit Train Station
(via Atlas Obscura) More than a century ago, a couple of guys had some beer and an idea.
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Five of America’s Most Invincible Hotels
(via Smithsonian) From Miami to San Francisco, these luxury establishments survived their share of crises before the Covid-19 pandemic
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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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11 Refreshing Facts about Gelato
(via mental_floss) Italy deserves major kudos for the culinary gifts—pizza, pasta, and pesto, to name a few—it has bestowed upon
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11 Facts About the Salem Witch Trials
(via Mental Floss) The 1692 Salem witch trials are a big blot on American history. A period of less than
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Remembering the Spitfire
(via Smithsonian) Spit’ pilots flew their first combat missions over Dunkirk during the Battle of France
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10 Coincidences That Helped Shape US History
(via Listverse) Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Other times, if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no
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Meet the Appalachian Apple Hunter Who Rescued 1,000 ‘Lost’ Varieties
(via Atlas Obscura) Tom Brown’s retirement hobby is a godsend for chefs, conservationists, and cider.
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