Tag: history

August 17, 2016 at 12:06 pm

Why Passenger Trains Kind Of Suck in America

Why Passenger Trains Kind Of Suck in America

Passenger trains won’t be great again any time soon. Here’s why

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August 3, 2016 at 6:09 pm

Once a Year the Entire City of Warsaw Stands For a Minute of Silence

Once a Year the Entire City of Warsaw Stands For a Minute of Silence

Every August 1st at 5pm, the people of Warsaw stand in silence to honor the 200,000 lives lost during the Warsaw Uprising of WWII

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July 20, 2016 at 7:32 am

Why the Concorde Failed

Why the Concorde Failed

This plane could cross the Atlantic in 3.5 hours, so why did supersonic transport fail?

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July 11, 2016 at 10:15 am

The History of Urbanization from 3700 BC – 2000 AD

The History of Urbanization from 3700 BC - 2000 AD

The data shown in the map comes from a Yale-led study published earlier this month in Scientific Data, which compiled the most comprehensive dataset on historical urban populations to date

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June 22, 2016 at 3:14 am

Guy Makes Fried Chicken With a Recipe From 1736

Guy Makes Fried Chicken With a Recipe From 1736

Turns out people from the 18th Century were well aware of fried chicken’s deliciousness

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April 27, 2016 at 4:40 pm

Remarkably Crisp (and Super Random) HD Footage of New York City in 1993

Remarkably Crisp (and Super Random) HD Footage of New York City in 1993

Watching this random footage of New York City in 1993 in 1080p/60fps is both strange and fascinating

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April 27, 2016 at 11:27 am

Chickie Donohue and the Greatest Beer Run of All Time

Chickie Donohue and the Greatest Beer Run of All Time

During the Vietnam War one man snuck back into the war zone to find his 3 closest friends and buy them a beer. 47 years later, the group is reunited to relive the greatest beer run ever.

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April 21, 2016 at 2:30 pm

Every Glorious Highlight from Kobe’s 60 Point Final Game

Every Glorious Highlight from Kobe's 60 Point Final Game

Mamba out.

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April 18, 2016 at 1:32 pm

In 1986 Two Guys Filmed the Parking Lot Scene Outside a Judas Priest Concert and It’s Amazing

In 1986 Two Guys Filmed the Parking Lot Scene Outside a Judas Priest Concert and It's Amazing

Hailed as a definitive cultural touchstone for the 1980s metal scene, “Heavy Metal Parking Lot” celebrates its 30 year anniversary

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March 10, 2016 at 4:03 pm

This Incredible Mashup Features 348 Musicians from 64 Awesome Rock Songs

This Incredible Mashup Features 348 Musicians from 64 Awesome Rock Songs

How many of these songs have you rocked out to?

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