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WikipediaYour bookshelf might not seem interesting at first glance, but it has a strange history that might surprise you.Ever since books began phasing out scrolls… -
WikipediaAmerica's highways are littered with loose ends. In Houston, relics of an incomplete inner city project loom on the east and west ends with nothing…
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Kellogg’s rushed Pop-Tarts onto the market in 1964, shortly after their competitor announcement a similar toaster snack release called Country Squares.… -
Given the infinite access we’re afforded to color, it’s hard to imagine the importance its been given throughout history and the passion that has gone… -
The violent pastime known as bull baiting entertained the wealthy and poor alike throughout the Middle Ages and well into the 19th century.The spectacle… -
Since the first simple arcade games were developed in the late sixties, the video arcade has fought a war of innovation and marketing with home… -
The barber pole has come a long way to be stationed above old brick shops, to repeat and repeat its lonely spins. In fact, the barbers themselves have a… -
When we hear the word “noise,” we think annoyance and distraction. And that makes perfect sense. Noise is essentially interference, something that… -
Since the Apollo missions of the sixties, the Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been home to an odd couple: a pair of crawler-transporters. Weighing in… -
January brought the return of a fledgling UK tradition: the Rabbit Grand National competition. While most people are familiar with equestrian show… -
What is perhaps the most basic musical effect, tremolo—the undulation of volume—has a remarkable history that has yet to be fully documented.The formal… -
Time zones are as much about politics and commerce as they are about the correct time itself.The South Pacific nation of Samoa skipped December 30, 2011,…
