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Reason.com via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoReflect that H.G. Wells's The ...
Dare to bare: 24 of the world’s best nude beaches
CNN via AOL· 7 hours agoFrom big-city bays to secluded shores, there are hundreds of beaches where you can legally frolic while naked. If you’re so inclined, strip off that...
The 'Crime Of The 20th Century' Was Made Possible Thanks To A New Invention: The Rental Car
Jalopnik via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRoaring ’20s Chicago was the epicenter of a wave of American inventions, like a new, more violent...
How a British Scientist’s Chance Encounter with Ben Franklin Gave Us Sparkling Water
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThough seltzer is everywhere in modern society, methods to force carbonate liquids are a relatively...
The Summery Hungarian Spritzer That Only Requires 2 Ingredients
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIt was around the mid-19th century when Jedlik discovered a way to capture sparkling water in a...
Once celebrated, an inventor’s breakthroughs are now viewed as disasters — and the world is still...
CNN.com· 3 days agoFacing a crowd of journalists, inventor Thomas Midgley Jr. poured a lead additive over his hands and...
Hard floors may be the fashionable choice – but it’s not over for the carpet yet
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 9 hours ago“When my grandfather started this business 60-odd years ago, it was only ever carpet – hard floors...
What is washoku? The definition of Japanese cuisine is up for debate
South China Morning Post· 14 hours agoThe city imported 457,000 tonnes of food from Japan in 2022, with a total value of more than US$560...
Isolation, Set to Harmony: Three Houses and The Lonely Few
Vulture· 6 days agoDave Malloy may be best known for adapting a sprawling 19th-century novel — a portion of War and...
Popular Influencer Rachel Chaleff Opens Up About Her Disabilities, Tech’s Great Power For Good, More...
Forbes· 4 days agoConsidering X (née Twitter) recently reinstated white nationalist and avowed Nazi sympathizer Nick...