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    Grunts are New England varieties of cobbler that take their name from the grunting sound they make while cooking.

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    On this day in 1959: The U.S. Navy used a discarded missile to deliver mail for first, and only, time.

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    On this day in 1949: George Orwell's dystopian novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" was published for the first time.

  4. 7. jun.

    Stainless steel is not fully stain-proof in low-oxygen, high-salinity, or poor air-circulation environments.

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    He may have over 100k edits, but he's most proud of his work to recruit new Wikipedia editors. Meet Addis Wang.

  7. 7. jun.

    A 3,500,000-year-old skull was discovered in Lake Turkana in 1999. It was called "The Flat-Faced Man of Kenya."

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    On this day in 1938: The Douglas DC-4E made its first test flight.

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    On this day in 1955: Lux Radio Theatre, a radio program known for adapting Broadway plays, shut down permanently.

  10. 7. jun.

    Cosmetics have historically derived vibrant colors from unusual sources, from crushed insects to rust.

  11. 6. jun.

    Black panthers in Asia and Africa are actually leopards, and black panthers in the Americas are jaguars.

  12. 6. jun.

    On this day in 1844: The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opened for business.

  13. 6. jun.

    On this day in 913: Emperor Alexander III died while playing a polo game, fulfilling his brother's prophecy.

  14. 6. jun.

    At the height of their use, buggies cost as little as $25, and could easily be driven by children.

  15. 5. jun.

    Dust devils, long-lived but relatively harmless whirlwinds, are referred to as "gerd baad" in Iran.

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    These stainless steel water bottles will teach you how to spell 'Wikipedia' in 28 languages.

  18. 4. jun.

    Legends of Amazon women originated not from South America, but rather Scythia (present day Russia.)

  19. 4. jun.

    The term "radian" first appeared in print in 1873, though mathematicians have been calculating with them for longer.

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    Born this day in 1907: Jacques Roumain, one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature.

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