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(via History.com) Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 0 Comments food, history

(via mental_floss) Italy deserves major kudos for the culinary gifts—pizza, pasta, and pesto, to name a few—it has bestowed upon

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 0 Comments history

(via Listverse) Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Other times, if it weren’t for bad luck, we’d have no

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 0 Comments history

(via Listverse) The Berlin Wall was one of the most defining symbols of the Cold War. The Soviet Union and

(via Listverse) While nothing compares to the pressures of having a real job, life at college is extremely stressful. So it

(via Atlas Obscura) According to a British 2017 study, drinking, especially wine, is actually on the rise—and the way a

(via Neatorama) Whenever Christmas approaches, we will all be bombarded on our radios and at the malls we visit, by

(via Popular Mechanics) Sharp knives disappeared from the dining room table, only to return, centuries later, in steak knife form.

(via Mental Floss) Have you gone down a rabbit hole lately? Did you, perhaps, happen upon this very post by

(via History.com) Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American

(via mental_floss) The Founding Fathers built the groundwork for America, but they were much more than military strategists and document

(via Mental Floss) A hero of American folklore, Johnny Appleseed was said to be a barefoot wanderer with a tin