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The Iconic Windmills That Made the American West

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

(via Listverse) We really don’t realize how lucky we are until we take a look back at the medical history

(via Atlas Obscura) The Presumpscot River is a 25.8-mile-long waterway that flows through Westbrook, Maine. And it’s now host to

(via Smithsonian) The team dreams of competing in the Olympics, though that might be a ‘long shot,’ says its president.

(via Listverse) The world of sports has given us plenty of memorable moments: World Cup finals, Super Bowls, Jesse Owens

(via Listverse) Evolution has been going long enough now to give us a range of life so varied that we

(via Atlas Obscura) FBI agents, Prohibition, and beer made American cider sweet and sober.

(via Listverse) Considering the enormous size of Greenland, it is surprising how easily most people forget that it even exists.

(via Grunge) Human beings have been collecting beautiful things since the dawn of time. It’s what separates us from all

(via Mental Floss) Owing to his untimely demise at the hands of assassin Charles Guiteau in 1881, 20th U.S. president

(via Atlas Obscura) Back then, it was used as adhesive for tools and weapons.

(via Listverse) Some people have always been frightened of bridges. With some bridges, however, terror seems to be the only