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9 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

(via Mental Floss) Established in 1800 in Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress is the world’s largest library. Their Congressional

(via Atlas Obscura) Large boulders shaped like nearly perfect spheres can be found in a handful of places around the

(via Atlas Obscura) In September 1962, something fell from aloft in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, cracking the asphalt on North 8th Street

(via Atlas Obscura) In early June, 1944, tens of thousands of American troops prepared to storm the beaches of Normandy,

(via The Verge) Last weekend, a group of six people emerged from a white dome on the slopes of Hawaii’s Mauna

(via Atlas Obscura) European royals subsidized their manufacture, industrial spies went after the technology to make them, and political dissidents

(via The Week) When Americans think about the most innovative agency in the government, they think about the Pentagon or

(via Popular Science) Quickly glance at an analog clock. You might find that the second hand seems stuck at first.

(via The Atlantic) Wiffle ball is a variant of baseball played with a plastic perforated ball. Eight three-quarter-inch, oblong holes

(via mental_floss) For nearly three weeks in the spring of 2008, residents and passersby near Convent Avenue and 141st Street

(via Popular Mechanics) You might have been told at one point in your life to never pour grease or oil

(via Great Big Story) Fun fact of the day: “Iron Man,” “Star Trek” and even “Batman vs. Superman” have plenty