The Secret Apartments of New York City Libraries
(via 6sqft) In the early to mid twentieth century, the majority of New York City’s libraries had live-in superintendents. These
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14 Latin Words Hiding in Plain Sight
(via mental_floss) According to some estimates, 60 percent of its vocabulary ultimately comes from the Latin language. English’s Latin derivatives come
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“You stupid darkness!” and 29 other Peanuts quotes for everyday use
(via A.V. Club) On October 2, 1950, cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts debuted with two kids sitting on
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Edible Six-Pack Rings Feed Marine Life If They End Up In The Ocean
(via Huffington Post) Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach, Florida, has created edible six-pack rings that feed, rather than kill, marine
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Returning Home From Life In Space
(via Great Big Story) What’s it like to readjust to life on earth after spending time in zero gravity? Astronaut
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Life Along the Berlin Wall
(via Retronaut) Twenty-five years after its rapid construction, the Berlin Wall had settled into a seemingly permanent place in the
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After Some Life Changing News, This Woman Visited Seven Wonders of the World in 13 Days
Megan Sullivan of San Francisco did 12 countries – 15 flights – 28,211 total miles traveled – 5 hotel night
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Have You Tried These 40 Types Of Pizza?
Did you know there were 40 types of pizza? Me neither. Honestly, some of the pizzas on Food Republic’s 40
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16 weird facts you didn’t know about Cheetos
You know Cheetos make your fingers orange. But did you know that a year’s worth of Cheetos a requires 5,000
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22 Facts about your favorite Pixar movies
It would be hard to find anyone who doesn’t have at least one Pixar movie favorite. Not impossible, but very
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Before he was Colonel Sanders
You probably know him well. The white haired bespectacled gentleman whose face graces red and white buckets of chicken around
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