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Building New York City’s water supply

May 13, 2016May 12, 2016 0 Comments engineering

(via Retronaut) At the start of the 20th century, engineers for New York City determined that in order to accommodate

The two-dollar bill has a shady past. The bills, affectionately called “Toms” (nicknamed for Thomas Jefferson’s image) were once associated

May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 0 Comments coffee, design

Whether you take it black or loaded with milk and sugar, if you’ve been to New York, you’ve had coffee

Sunday, May 8 is Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis, the Mother of Mother’s Day, LOVED her mom. She loved her mother

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 0 Comments food, history

Founding father, co-author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States. All great achievements. But, we should also

The nickel wasn’t always worth five cents. In 1865, the U.S. nickel was a three-cent coin. Before that, “nickel cents”

May 2, 2016April 28, 2016 0 Comments

Fried chicken has successfully nested itself in the cradle of U.S. food culture in ways that few others foods have.

In 1899, Alexander Graham Bell, famous for inventing the telephone, began experimenting with kites in search of insights into the

On April 20, 2016, the Treasury announced a major redesign of American paper currency. For the first time in over

Like the soldiers who fought in World War II, most of the men and women who served in the U.S.

The origins of most diner phrases are shrouded in mystery or lost to history, and different regions and restaurants use

Come this time next year there will be a new president in the White House. Whoever that person ends up