Category: HISTORY

March 19, 2018 at 10:20 pm

These 10 GIFs Will Give You an Appreciation for Silent Era Filmmaking

These 10 GIFs Will Give You an Appreciation for Silent Era Filmmaking

Spoiler alert: Buster Keaton is heavily featured in this list

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March 13, 2018 at 12:59 pm

In 1982, An Artist Harvested Two Acres of Wheat on Land Worth $4.5 Billion

In 1982, An Artist Harvested Two Acres of Wheat on Land Worth $4.5 Billion

Agnes Denes’ “Wheatfield” has endured far beyond the 1000 lbs of wheat she harvested that summer

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February 7, 2018 at 12:52 pm

SpaceX Just Launched the World’s Most Powerful Rocket and Sent a Tesla to Mars

SpaceX Just Launched the World's Most Powerful Rocket and Sent a Tesla to Mars

The Tesla’s radio is also playing a David Bowie soundtrack on loop

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February 6, 2018 at 11:09 am

10,317 Days Later, The Berlin Wall Has Been Down Longer Than It Stood

10,317 Days Later, The Berlin Wall Has Been Down Longer Than It Stood

For more than 28 years, the Berlin Wall stood as one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War

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February 1, 2018 at 2:32 pm

Burning Since 1901, this Bulb is the Poster Child for Planned Obsolescence

Burning Since 1901, this Bulb is the Poster Child for Planned Obsolescence

It’s the light bulb the manufacturers don’t want you to see

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January 29, 2018 at 2:29 pm

People That Live to 100 in Barbados Get Their Own Stamp and that’s Awesome

People That Live to 100 in Barbados Get Their Own Stamp and that's Awesome

The Postal Service paid tribute to citizens who reached the milestone through its stamp issue, ‘Centenarians of Barbados’

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January 11, 2018 at 3:52 pm

Knife Made of Cable from the Golden Gate Bridge

Knife Made of Cable from the Golden Gate Bridge

The unique knife was made by well-known blacksmith, Don Kemper

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December 21, 2017 at 1:10 am

Paradise: A Modern Day Interpretation of the ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’

Paradise: A Modern Day Interpretation of the 'Garden of Earthly Delights'

These artists were asked to animate Hieronymus Bosch’s famous 500-year-old painting with a contemporary twist

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December 18, 2017 at 10:42 am

A Completely Hollowed Out 19th Century Building from Above

A Completely Hollowed Out 19th Century Building from Above

It’s all just a facade

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November 7, 2017 at 10:35 am

Removing 200 Years of Varnish from a Painting Looks Deeply Satisfying

Removing 200 Years of Varnish from a Painting Looks Deeply Satisfying

We don’t know much about the ‘Woman in Red’ but removing 200-year-old varnish will unearth some clues

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