Tag: books

November 13, 2017 at 3:24 pm

Incredible ‘Ocean of Books’ Library Opens in China with Space for 1.2m Titles

Incredible 'Ocean of Books' Library Opens in China with Space for 1.2m Titles

The brand new public library in Tianjin, China opened on October 1st

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October 17, 2017 at 1:22 pm

Guy Finds Joke Book from 1940 with a Hitler Reference

Guy Finds Joke Book from 1940 with a Hitler Reference

Joke #5524 from “10,000 Jokes, Toasts, and Stories” is a good one

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October 10, 2017 at 2:32 pm

This Experimental Edition of Fahrenheit 451 is a Real Page Burner

This Experimental Edition of Fahrenheit 451 is a Real Page Burner

It’s printed on a heat-sensitive material

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August 31, 2017 at 3:23 pm

The British Library Has Fully Digitized 570 Pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s Visionary Notebooks

The British Library Has Fully Digitized 570 Pages of Leonardo da Vinci's Visionary Notebooks

A fascinating glimpse into one of the most brilliant minds in human history

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June 21, 2017 at 5:30 pm

This Machine Prints Free Short Stories for You to Read While You Wait

This Machine Prints Free Short Stories for You to Read While You Wait

This cool little machine was recently spotted at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France

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June 6, 2017 at 5:54 pm

Why Knights Fought Snails in the Margins of Medieval Books

Why Knights Fought Snails in the Margins of Medieval Books

Look in the margins of medieval books and you’ll find an unusual theme: knights vs. snails. Vox’s Phil Edwards investigates why in this episode of Vox Almanac

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April 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm

In Search of America’s Darkest Skies (24 Photos)

In Search of America's Darkest Skies (24 Photos)

After 3 years, 150,000 miles and 3,000,000 pictures taken, Harun Mehmedinovic and Gavin Heffernan introduce SKYGLOW

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April 12, 2017 at 10:37 am

A Bird’s Eye View of the Industrial Scars We Have Left on Our Planet

A Bird's Eye View of the Industrial Scars We Have Left on Our Planet

J Henry Fair uses aerial photography to reveal the hidden costs of consumption

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February 7, 2017 at 10:55 am

This Reading Room at the University of Oxford is One of the Oldest in Europe

This Reading Room at the University of Oxford is One of the Oldest in Europe

The Duke Humfrey’s Library contains rare titles such as a Shakespeare First Folio and 1 of 42 Gutenberg Bibles

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November 29, 2016 at 5:25 pm

Vincent Laforet Takes the Most Amazing Night Time Aerials I Have Ever Seen

Vincent Laforet Takes the Most Amazing Night Time Aerials I Have Ever Seen

The world at night through the lens of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent Laforet

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