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How Fluff Became Famous

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 0 Comments food, history

(via The Atlantic) Fluff. The sticky sweet marshmallow creme was invented exactly one hundred years ago in Somerville, Massachusetts—at the

(via Popular Mechanics) If rock and roll is a religion, then Sun Studio is one of its holiest temples. The

(via BuzzFeed) Long before the age of digital cameras and selfies, Kodachrome was the gold standard of color photography, bringing

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

(via Neatorama) Isn’t it funny how much we all, as children, look forward to celebrating our birthdays and how we

(via Listverse) Citizens of the Stone Age do not often get their due. Popular misconceptions paint them as cave dwellers who

(via Great Big Story) Who knew that your favorite elementary school pastime had such noble origins? In the 16th century,

(via Listverse) Citizens of the Stone Age do not often get their due. Popular misconceptions paint them as cave dwellers who

(via Smithsonian) On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the U.S. heard a report of mysterious creatures

(via mental_floss) By their very nature, explorers often push the boundaries of survival in the name of glory, so it’s

(via Smithsonian) A recipe for pumpkin (or rather, “pompkin”) spice appears in America’s oldest cookbook—American Cookery, which was written by

(via mental_floss) Born in the Republic of Venice in 1254, Marco Polo was a trader, traveler, and adventurer, who (probably*)