Aliens Might Never Appreciate How Cool Voyager’s Golden Record Is
(via Atlas Obscura) In the late summer of 1977, NASA launched a pair of interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and 2.
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The Accidental Invention of Bubble Wrap
(via Smithsonian) Two inventors turned a failed experiment into an irresistibly poppable product that revolutionized the shipping industry.
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Inside FedEx’s Christmas Miracle
(via Popular Mechanics) The shipping giant moves millions of packages a day to make shopping from your couch a reality.
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How The Beatles got their logo
(via Vinyl Rewind) Have you ever thought about how The Beatles got their logo? Well wonder no more.
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The hidden meaning behind these movie studio logos
(via Grunge) Other than seemingly endless previews, the last thing you see right before a movie begins is the logos of
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Aliens Might Never Appreciate How Cool Voyager’s Golden Record Is
(via Atlas Obscura) In the late summer of 1977, NASA launched a pair of interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and 2.
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Decoding the Design History of Your Coffee Cup Lid
(via Atlas Obscura) he designer Louise Harpman and the architect Scott Specht are both coffee connoisseurs, but not in the
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12 Secrets of Greeting Card Designers
(via mental_floss) Although social media has made it easy to share your feelings with the press of a button, the
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Who Really Designed the American Dime?
(via Atlas Obscura) The dime is the smallest coin in U.S. circulation, so it takes a keen eye to see
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The hidden meaning behind these movie studio logos
(via Grunge) Other than seemingly endless previews, the last thing you see right before a movie begins is the logos of
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The Spectacular Sets of Early 20th Century New York Theater
(via Amusing Planet) Many theatrical set designers today follow the maxim of “less is more”, but in the old days
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Most of the World’s Bread Clips Are Made by a Single Company
(via Atlas Obscura) Bread clips! They’re those flat pieces of semi-hard plastic formed into a sort of barbed U-shape—you know
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