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You Can (Probably) Still Drink the World’s Oldest Bottle of Wine

(via Atlas Obscura) For the last hundred years, Germany’s Historical Museum of the Palatinate has housed the world’s oldest unopened

(via Mental Floss) Even though January 29th is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, can’t it be appreciated every day? No

(via Amusing Planet) In the wastelands of Salar de Atacama, about 700 miles north of Santiago, Chile, is a huge

(via Grunge) You’re probably pretty impressed with your amazing feats of memory if you manage to remember when your next dentist

(via Atlas Obscura) The Mid-America Windmill Museum, in Kendallville, Indiana, exists almost entirely outdoors. Its 53 specimens, most of them

(via Amusing Planet) In 1899, when famous arctic explorer Robert Peary reached Ellesmere Island, in Canada, he found the ruins

(via Listverse) The seemingly simple sense of taste is anything but clear-cut. Science cannot explain all its complexities, and the

(via Atlas Obscura) In September 2017, there was a retirement party at the headquarters of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada’s national

(via Mental Floss) The Hollywood Walk of Fame may have begun its life as a Chamber of Commerce marketing tactic,

(via Atlas Obscura) Sailors and soldiers throughout history have relied on hardtack. These dry, compact crackers could survive long voyages

(via SciShow) The world’s first artificial pigment, Egyptian blue, may help scientists prevent forgery and even save lives.

(via Great Big Story) Warrick Mitchell lives deep in one of the world’s most remote locations: Fiordland, New Zealand. His