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  1. 12 hours ago

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

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  2. 16 hours ago

    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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  3. 18 hours ago

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

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  4. Jun 7

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

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  5. Jun 7

    .: 8,162 words. 330 citations. Has featured article star. Great choice.

    . tells she’s getting all the details in her new memoir straight from the source: Wikipedia.
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    Jun 7

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

    2 replies 28 retweets 70 likes
  7. Jun 7

    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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  8. Jun 7

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

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  9. Jun 6

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

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  10. Jun 6

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

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  11. Jun 6

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

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  12. Jun 6

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

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  13. Jun 5

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

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  14. Jun 5

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

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  15. Jun 5

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

    3 replies 8 retweets 19 likes
  16. Jun 4

    A list of animals with fraudulent diplomas:

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    Jun 4

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

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  18. Jun 4

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

    3 replies 10 retweets 26 likes
  19. Jun 4

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

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  20. Jun 4

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

    1 reply 10 retweets 12 likes

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