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5 years ago+9 9 0From Wine Casks to Stove Propaganda: The Unlikely Journey of Cream of Tartar
...using cream of tartar in meringues is not only a fairly recent trend, but also likely of American origin. That being said, cream of tartar’s story truly begins, like all good stories, long ago and far away.
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5 years ago+6 6 0From Prank to Product: Nekobusou (Armored Cats)
On April 1, 2018, Japanese toy-maker Bandai announced a new lineup and innovative figurines. Nekobusou, or “Armored Cats” in English, were essentially adorable kitty transformers that could wrap themselves with lethal killing machines.
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5 years ago+24 24 0Surreal Photos of Post-Soviet Architecture
This photographer traveled to the far corners of the former Soviet Union to document a new era in design.
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6 years ago+13 13 0What The Dickens Is A Bedfordshire Clanger?
Texas Toast. Boston Cream Pie. Chicago deep-dish. Any time a food and a geographical location get married, there’s bound to be a little bit of drama.
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6 years ago+10 10 0Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
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6 years ago+2 2 0The Michelangelo of Microsoft Excel
The Microsoft Excel program, which comes pre-installed on most PCs, is typically reserved for financial analysis, or bookkeeping. But for Tatsuo Horiuchi, a 77-year old retired man living in Japan
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6 years ago+8 8 0Hitchhikers: Photos by Dillon Marsh
Macro photos of South African seeds by photographer Dillon Marsh based in Cape Town.
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6 years ago+11 11 0A 25-Day, Cross Section Timelapse of a Bean Plant Set to Classical
One shot taken every 9m 36s, played at 30 FPS. Music by Strauss
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6 years ago+22 22 0This Is the Worst Roommate Story You’ll Ever Read
One scheming, sinister man. A dozen unsuspecting victims. The ultimate Craigslist nightmare.
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6 years ago+14 14 0The Illegal Papyrus Trade and What Scholars Can Do to Stop It
In 2012, a remarkable artifact appeared on eBay — and my research into its origins raised troubling questions.
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6 years ago+13 13 0Pilot's crazy photos from an airplane cockpit
Northern lights, glowing clouds and spectacular sunsets -- pilot Christiaan van Heijst takes incredible images from an airplane cockpit
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6 years ago+2 2 0The abuse scandal of the British children sent abroad
For several decades, the UK sent children across the world to new lives where many were abused.
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6 years ago+20 20 0Polar bear hair inspires stealth fabric
Hide your lettuce and lock up the carrots: Stealth rabbits are on the prowl. Researchers have woven a cloak that makes a bunny almost invisible to infrared cameras, thanks to fibers that mimic the structure of polar bear hairs.
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6 years ago+19 19 0A Collection of 3,000 Pigments Made from Cow Urine, Shells, Insects, and More
The Forbes Pigment Collection contains samples of material that represent all shades of the rainbow — plus brown, white, black, and metallic.
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6 years ago+15 15 0This Roman ‘gate to hell’ killed its victims with a cloud of deadly carbon dioxide
Priests survived because they were taller than their animal sacrifices
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6 years ago+7 7 0Lithuania's New National Font - Print Magazine
To somehow bring the Act of Reinstating Independence of Lithuania back to Lithuanian people, a local design studio called FOLK has recreated the font used in the original Independence Restoration Act.
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6 years ago+14 14 025 Incredible British Propaganda Posters During World War II
Britain re-created the World War I Ministry of Information for the duration of World War II to generate propaganda to influence the population towards support for the war effort.
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6 years ago+16 16 0How the Snake Pours Its Way Across the Ground
Laboratory tests of a 70-year-old hypothesis illuminate the details of a subtle form of snake locomotion.
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6 years ago+23 23 0How One of the Fastest Spinning Animals Catches Its Prey
A paper detailing the hunting technique of flattie spiders could be used for developing multi-legged robots in the future.
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6 years ago+27 27 0 x 1In Germany, the world’s most romantic postbox
A 500-year-old oak tree outside the town of Eutin, Germany, has been matching singles for more than a century and is reportedly responsible for 100-plus marriages.