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Why Wartime England Thought Carrots Could Give You Night Vision

(via Atlas Obscura) Children have long been urged to eat carrots in order to improve their vision. But a carrot-filled

(via Atlas Obscura) Children have long been urged to eat carrots in order to improve their vision. But a carrot-filled

(via mental_floss) Bored with your typical gym circuit? Interested in CrossFit and American Ninja Warrior, but perhaps with more of

(via Great Big Story) Ernestine Shepherd defies nearly every physical stereotype for an 80-year-old woman. For one thing, she’s ripped.

(via TED Ed) When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery:

Often the criticism of vintage ads focuses on their inherent sexism, racism, or other displays of social prejudices, which we