The Forgotten Uses of 8 Everyday Objects
(via mental_floss) Some of the products we use daily have functions most of us are completely unaware of. From features
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The Long, Slightly Strange History Behind Fingernail Clipping
(via Atlas Obscura) No matter who you are, your fingernails need to be trimmed. Every couple of weeks you have
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The World’s Best Multitasker Plays Every Instrument For Rush’s ‘Tom Sawyer’ Simultaneously
Dominic Fragman plays guitar, drums and sings simultaneously on the Rush classic Tom Sawyer!
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Six Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever
(via Gizmodo) It seems counterintuitive, right? Rip out eight lanes of freeway through the middle of your metropolis and you’ll
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Five Landmarks of Atomic Nevada
(via Atlas Obscura) When the threat of nuclear weapons loomed during the 1950s, a whopping 928 atomic tests were performed in Nevada, mostly in
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The History of Black Hats, White Hats, And Villains
(via Atlas Obscura) In the fictional American West, good and evil were not so clearcut. Go digging into the history
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How Stephen King’s Wife Saved ‘Carrie’ and Launched His Career
(via mental_floss) When King started Carrie, he typed three single-spaced pages, crumpled them up in anger, and dumped them in
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What causes cavities?
(via TED Ed) When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery:
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The Infamous ‘Can Opener’ Bridge
(via Amusing Planet) At 11 foot 8 inches, the Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass, located in Durham, North Carolina, is a
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Gaze Upon the Faded Glory of Route 66’s Signs
(via Atlas Obscura) When, in 1926, a new highway called U.S. Highway 66 was opened between Illinois and California, few
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Resurrecting America’s Great Old Diners, By Moving Them Across State Lines
(via Atlas Obscura) Over the past three decades, Steve Harwin, who owns Diversified Diners in Akron, Ohio, has refurbished and
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Silent Film Shows How Motorcycles Were Built Before the Assembly Line
Have you ever wondered what manufacturing was like back when vehicles were truly hand-assembled? Even before Henry Ford popularized the
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