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Resurrecting the Incredible Flower Crowns of Old Ukrainian Wedding Photos
Crowns made for the electro-jazz band Dagadana. (Photo: Third Roosters/Треті Півні)Back before the traditions of Eastern Europe were changed by war and Communism, as a young girl grew up in Ukraine,...
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The Alarming Aesthetics of Jazz Age Perm Machines
An Icall permanent wave machine from 1923 (left) and hair wound and ready for tubular heaters in 1934 (right). (Photos: Louis Calvete/CC BY-SA 3.0)The perm may be the unofficial hairstyle of the '80s,...
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Found: A Family of Bears, Inside the House
Bear! (Photo: Screenshot via Facebook)On a recent evening, Rodney Ginn of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., came home to find that he had a trio of very frightening house guests. There was a Mama Bear, a Baby...
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Los Angeles Tops List of American Cities with the Rarest Pokémon
It's all about those Kabutos. (Image: Google Maps)As people around the world continue to try to catch them all, the fervor around Pokémon Go doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, and now one travel...
View ArticleMysterious Underwater Boom Sparks Ferry Evacuation In France
Port de Marseille Fos : une déflagration sous-marine secoue le Jean Nicoli de @CorsicaLineahttps://t.co/pV0SjdtDKtpic.twitter.com/cDOTpu7sd1— Destimed (@Destimed) July 31, 2016It started out as a...
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8 Colorful Cities that Look Like They Were Designed by Crayola
Why NOT paint your city like a box of crayons? (Photo: O Palsson/CC BY 2.0)Many cities are known for their distinctive profiles and unique landmarks, but all across the globe there are regions that are...
View ArticleWatch the Construction of an Olympic Pool in 30 Seconds
The opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro takes place on Friday August 5, with the first medals awarded the following day. With days until the flame lights up the Olympic stadium,...
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The Strangely Perplexing Problem of Communicating Numbers Out Loud
A phonetic number system would help with communicating numbers, particularly down a phone line. (Photo: Everett Historical/shutterstock.com)It’s happened to everyone: You’re trying to spell something...
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Horrifying Nazi-Era Diaries of Himmler Found in Russia
Heinrich Himmler, center-right, at a prisoner-of-war camp in Russia circa 1941. (Photo: Public domain)Heinrich Himmler, the architect of the Holocaust, killed himself by breaking open a hidden cyanide...
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How a Small Group of Devotees Are Saving Neopets From Extinction
The 2013 update of Tyrannia, an ancient civilization listed as one of the 19 official lands in Neopia. [Photo: Screeshots from Neopets.com]If you visit the current website of the virtual pet game,...
View Article80 Shackled Skeletons Found in Greek Grave After Ancient Mass Execution
Ancient execution: 80 shackled skeletons found in Greek cemetery (PHOTOS) https://t.co/JyGEL1jQuYpic.twitter.com/JOPoEAO5UR— RT (@RT_com) August 2, 2016Centuries ago, in ancient Greece, at least 80...
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18th Century Britain's Great Culinary Breakthrough: Mushroom Ketchup
Mushrooms in Britain. (Photo: Andrew/CC BY 2.0)Halfway through the process of making traditional mushroom ketchup, the dark and leaking fungi looked like a rotting puddle of chunky bog. Chopped, salted...
View ArticleGravity Falls' Final Mystery Has Been Solved
@JasonRitter@_AlexHirsch I got a decent photo of the statue pic.twitter.com/ljmXyyVO9D— person person (@ThatOneGuy9998) August 3, 2016After months of dechiphering, the final mystery of Gravity Falls...
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The Incredible Swimming Pools of Vintage Las Vegas
(All Photos: UNLV Special Collections)With summer temperatures in Las Vegas averaging over 100 degrees, swimming pools are integral to the history of the city as much as neon lights and showgirls. So...
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Found: A Giant Clock Washed Away in a Once-in-a-Millennium Flood
The clock in its pre-underwater days. (Photo: Mr.TinDC/CC BY-ND 2.0)After a once-in-a-lifetime storm passed through, a kayaker on the Patapsco River, which flows through central Maryland into the...
View ArticleWatch a Scuba Diver Swim Through a Swarm of Tiny Red Crabs
Lately, the sands of some of the beaches in California have turned an unusual shade of salmon pink. Small tuna crabs, also known as pelagic red crabs, that are commonly found in shallow waters near...
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America's Largest Outdoor Theatre Event Features 700 Lip Syncing Mormons
Opening night of the 2016 Hill Cumorah Pageant. (Photo: Courtesy Hill Cumorah Pageant)“It’s better than Disney World,” said Kelsey Trainor, standing in a field in upstate New York, surrounded by 700...
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A Jewish Commodore Saved Monticello, And His Family Got Hell for It
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. (Photo: Martin Falbisoner/CC BY-SA 3.0)Fifty years after Thomas Jefferson died in debt, vines choked the bricks of his 700-acre Virginia farm Monticello. Its famous oaks...
View ArticleThere's Another Guy Who Says He's Caught All of the Pokémon
EN DIRECTO: David Quintana, primer jugador a nivel mundial en conseguir todos los pokémon. https://t.co/dcKM1NVuoOpic.twitter.com/5xyEyiPx2p— Herrera en COPE (@HerreraenCOPE) August 3, 2016At long...
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For Decades, The Ultimate Midwestern Summer Job Was Headhunting Fireflies
An official pin for proud members of the Sigma Firefly Scientists Club. (The tail glows in the dark.) (Photo: Theresa Huether)Kids these days have some decent summer options. There are camps for...
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