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10 Bizarre Stories Behind US State Flags

(via Listverse) Each US state has its own flag. Few people stop and think about where the designs of these banners

(via Listverse) Humor is a universal function of human society, although jokes sometimes fall flat across different cultures and time

(via Listverse) When we think of buildings that have survived to the modern day, we think of structures such as the

(via Listverse) While the Old West wasn’t as wild as Hollywood would have us believe, the frontier really was full

(via Atlas Obscura) It’s a nearly forgotten chapter of Cold War history that seems hard to fathom today—even for those who

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

(via Grunge) These days, nobody pretends that a superhero like Captain America is a real dude. But back in the

(via BuzzFeed) On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake,

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(via Amusing Planet) The role women played in the two World Wars is well known and well appreciated. As men

(via Atlas Obscura) A wildfire has just uncovered one of these “Éire” signs from World War II.

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(via Listverse) The Great Depression is viewed as a dark and difficult time in America’s history. But there are other

(via Amusing Planet) For more than 30 years, between 1962 and 1996, a nuclear reactor sat at the heart of