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50 Facts About the Apollo 11 Moon Landing for Its 50th Anniversary

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(via Mental Floss) On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins launched from Florida’s

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(via Atlas Obscura) If the walls of the former Centralia High School in Illinois could talk, they’d probably tell us

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(via Amusing Planet) You thought pianos dropping from the sky is a gag for cartoons? Then hear this story out.

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(via Mental Floss) With 243 years of tradition behind it, the Fourth of July is one of America’s most cherished

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 0 Comments history, movies

(via Huffington Post) “Back to the Future” was released on this day in 1985. The classic film invented its own

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(via Mental Floss) Over 41 issues, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published as a serial in the

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(via Listverse) Today, US politics is dominated by the Democratic and Republican parties. The last time a candidate from a third

(via mental_floss) Want to know which state capital’s name means “a good place to dig wild potatoes?” Or which cities

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(via Amusing Planet) During the American Civil War, the Union Navy designed a class of warships called “Casco” that could

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(via mental_floss) Memorial Day is much more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year’s first

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(via Popular Mechanics) Iconic American architecture doesn’t fit neatly in a box. Everything from cloud-scraping skyscrapers to flowing museums fit

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(via Amusing Planet) Highway M-185 in the U.S. state of Michigan, is the safest road in America because it is