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For Sale: 300-Year-Old ‘Shipwreck Wine’ Rescued From the Bottom of the Sea

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 0 Comments

(via Atlas Obscura) It may still be safe to drink.

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(via Uber Facts) King Tut, or Tutankhamun, was only 10 years old when he became Pharaoh of Egypt. His young

(via Smithsonian) Today, less than 1 percent of vanilla flavoring comes from the vanilla flower. Is that a good thing?

William Shakespeare died 403 years ago this month. His complete works—at least 38 surviving plays (including several collaborations), 154 sonnets,

March 6, 2019March 5, 2019 0 Comments Space

(via Amusing Planet) While Sergei Krikalev was busy conducting space walks and putting things in order 300 kilometers up in

(via Smithsonian) Few images embody the spirit of the American West as well as the trailblazing, sharpshooting, horseback-riding cowboy of

(via Great Big Story) General Tso’s chicken is a staple in American Chinese restaurants. But the most popular Chinese dish

(via Smithsonian) Early motion pictures give us an important window into our collective past.

(via Smithsonian) A beloved Robert Frost poem is among the many creations that are (finally) losing their protections in 2019.

(via Great Big Story) General Tso’s chicken is a staple in American Chinese restaurants. But the most popular Chinese dish

(via NASA) 50 years ago, three NASA astronauts embarked on a journey that would take them “Round the moon and

(via Mental Floss) December 7, 1941 was “a date which will live in infamy.” President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed it