The Not-So-Grimm Story of Gingerbread Houses
(via mental_floss) This Christmas, you might find yourself elbow-deep in frosting and candy canes, trying to construct a gingerbread house
Read more(via mental_floss) This Christmas, you might find yourself elbow-deep in frosting and candy canes, trying to construct a gingerbread house
Read more(via Great Big Story) When basketball courts end up with cracks, dips and divots, Dan Peterson and company step in.
Read more(via Mental Floss) On Veterans Day, 1921, President Warren G. Harding presided over an interment ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
Read more(via Amusing Planet) The story of Sir Isaac Newton and the falling apple is one of the most famous anecdotes
Read more(via Smithsonian) On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the U.S. heard a report of mysterious creatures
Read more(via Mental Floss) These wrinkly-faced dogs have an adorably rich history. Here are 12 interesting tidbits about pugs.
Read more(via Mental Floss) NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) will forever have a place as the first human to ever set
Read more(via Popular Mechanics) For centuries, people have reportedly seen this mythical primate-like animal in the woods of North America.
Read more(via Mental Floss) In 1938, the Philadelphia Athletics third-base coach Russell “Lena” Blackburne waded into a tidal tributary in the
Read more(via mental_floss) 1966’s It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown remains one of the most endearing television specials ever produced. As
Read more(via Great Big Story) In the early 1900s, Florence Lawrence was one of the most recognizable women in America. She
Read more(via Mental Floss) For nearly 175 years, the Smithsonian Institution and its network of museums have been curating, preserving, and
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