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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Humor
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Sailing Solo Around the World … with a Pet Chicken
(via Great Big Story) Twenty-four-year-old Frenchman Guirec Soudée set out to see the world from a different vantage point: his
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How a Photographer Recreated Outdoor Adventures With Household Stuff
(via Atlas Obscura) Think of it as the Great Indoors.
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Diving For Golf Balls in America’s Most Famous Water Hazard
(via Great Big Story) Golf isn’t known for being a forgiving game, and the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in
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The Myth of the Damsel on the Railroad Tracks
(via Atlas Obscura) Most people are familiar with that most clichéd of old cinema tropes: the damsel-in-distress, tied to the railroad tracks by
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Around the World in 14,000 ‘Do Not Disturb’ Signs
(via Atlas Obscura) The “Do Not Disturb” (DND) sign is an icon of the hospitality industry. Meant to wave off
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11 Fun Facts About Dolly Parton
(via Mental Floss) Over the past 50-some years, Dolly Parton has gone from a chipper country starlet to a worldwide
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There’s a Forest Made Out of Signs in Canada
(via Smithsonian) Since 1942, people have planted 91,000 signs from around the world.
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The Untold Story of New Year’s Novelty Glasses
(via Mel Magazine) Three decades ago, two stoner musicians designed an iconic product whose cheap imitations sold into the billions.
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The Illustrated History of Italian-American Food
(via First We Feast) Spaghetti and meatballs. Marinara sauce. Chicken parm. Baked ziti. Garlic bread. Pizza (as we conceive of
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10 Frank Facts About the Wienermobile
(via Mental Floss) This year marks the 83rd anniversary of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, that effortlessly charming, street-legal marketing tool
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An Electrifying History of Air Guitar
(via Smithsonian) How the world’s most popular invisible instrument became such a hit.
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