Old Car City: The World’s Largest Classic Car Junkyard
(via Amusing Planet) If you drive 50 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia, along Interstate-75 and then turn right for U.S.
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US History
New Orleans’ Queen of Creole Cooking Still Reigns at 94
(via Great Big Story) At Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans, a hearty bowl of chef Leah Chase’s gumbo is
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Who Really Designed the American Dime?
(via Atlas Obscura) The dime is the smallest coin in U.S. circulation, so it takes a keen eye to see
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10 of Benjamin Franklin’s Lesser-Known Feats of Awesomeness
(via Mental Floss) We all know about Benjamin Franklin’s kite-flyin’, library-establishin’, Declaration-signin’, newspaper-printin’, lady-killin’ ways. But let’s celebrate some of
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The Incredible Story Of The U.S. Military’s First Female General
(via OMG Facts) Anna Mae Hays served in 3 wars, pioneered women’s rights and saved countless lives. During the Korean
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Thomas Edison’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Novel
(via Smithsonian) By feeding his visions for the future to a well-regarded contemporary, the prolific inventor offered a peek into
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100 years of snowmen
(via The Week) No matter how old we get, there’s still something utterly delightful — even magical — about using
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The Doomsday Diet
(via Eater) The 1950s Cold War craze for fallout shelters was a serious undertaking for the US government. While public campaigns
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Remembering the Groundbreaking Life of the First Black Astronaut
(via Atlas Obscura) Robert Lawrence, Jr. isn’t a household name. He’s one of those people who leave big footprints, though. Not
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What Was FDR Doing On the ‘Date Which Will Live in Infamy’?
(via Mental Floss) December 7, 1941 was “a date which will live in infamy.” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed it
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The Unexpected Logic Behind Area Codes
(via Atlas Obscura) To understand the reasoning for the current telephone area codes, it’s worth keeping in mind two things:
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15 Surprising Facts About Prohibition
(via BuzzFeed) On this day in 1933, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the 18th Amendment
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