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Fordlandia: Henry Ford’s Ill-Fated Foray Into the Brazilian Jungle
We remember Henry Ford as the automotive magnate who perfected assembly line technology, but he also dabbled in ambitious social programs, including one in which he hired ex-convicts straight out of...
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Two Rules Named After Deion Sanders
Today Deion Sanders is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But even if the legendary cornerback weren’t enshrined in Canton, history would remember Neon Deion. After all, he has two...
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Stay in Queue!
LinkScroll down for today’s pictures & links. Stay in Queue! I’m sure we all can identify with this predicament. Some people are just plain unlucky when it comes to choosing a faster moving queue:...
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Plastic Bag Tree
Photo: Tilen Sepic From The Miha Artnak, here’s Pomlad je sed zime or The Rise of the Fall, an art project in Slovenia, in which a tree is recreated with hundreds of colorful plastic bags: Link – via...
View ArticleLectures for a New Year: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto
Neil deGrasse Tyson is ridiculously distinguished: the man holds at least fourteen honorary doctorates, not to mention his real doctorate in astrophysics. He was also declared “Sexiest Astrophysicist...
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A Brief History of the Super Bowl Broadcast
© Anthony J. Causi/Icon SMI/Corbis Sunday will mark the 17th time that NBC has broadcast the Super Bowl, tying it with CBS for the most in NFL history. Here’s a brief history of the Super Bowl on TV....
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Fabulous Photos of Famous Flappers
This post was planned long ago as a followup to The Rise of the Flapper, which looked at some of the reasons for the iconic lifestyle many young women adopted in the 1920s. Some famous flappers were...
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Did Technology Help Kill The Union?
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Graph: BoogaLouie/Wikimedia Commons If you’re a political animal, then you’d already know that the victory of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in beating the recall...
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12 Athletes Injured During Temper Tantrums
Temper tantrums often lead to ejections, suspensions, and fines. But these 12 athletes went the extra mile and actually physically hurt themselves, too. DAVID POKRESS/MCT/Landov 1. Amar’e Stoudemire...
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Every Item Inside the Time Capsule Nickelodeon Buried in 1992
In 1992, Nickelodeon got together with the Kids World Council (also known as “minors who were allowed to call in and vote”) to decide what was most important to kids at the time. Then they assembled...
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