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From Apartheid-Era Inmate to Tour Guide—at the Same Prison

March 12, 2018March 11, 2018 0 Comments history

(via Atlas Obscura) Thulani Mabaso spent six years in a cell at Robben Island. Now he’s back to show visitors

(via Mental Floss) Theodor Seuss Geisel—who was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904—wasn’t actually a doctor (at least

(via Neatorama) Ludwig van Beethoven was often mistaken for a vagrant. With wads of yellow cotton stuffed in his ears,

(via Mental Floss) On February 22, 1980, a hockey team comprised of American college players defeated a dominant Soviet Union

(via Amusing Planet) Beneath the streets of San Francisco’s financial district lie the remains of dozens of sailing ships that

(via Popular Mechanics) Today, we take for granted the modern day skyscraper. These monuments to urban life started taking shape

(via The Ringer) A white tiger named Soohorang is the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympic games and the

(via Great Big Story) At Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans, a hearty bowl of chef Leah Chase’s gumbo is

(via Mental Floss) It’s good to be the Queen. Twice a week, Queen Elizabeth II browses a leather-bound menu of

(via Atlas Obscura) At Las Vegas’s Neon Museum, the signs in the Boneyard are well past their prime. Once, they

(via Listverse) Whenever you create something new, patent it as soon as possible, or others might take advantage of your

(via Listverse) The Queen of England has more than one crown. Actually, she has quite a few. But they only