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The surprisingly subversive history of mini golf
National Geographic· 22 hours agoIf so, you’ve likely played one of the most popular sports of its day, miniature golf or mini golf—an amusement whose origins are as contentious as...
Grandmother makes history as first person to complete 17-hour swim through shark-infested waters
The Independent US via AOL· 5 days agoThe Farallones swim is both longer and colder than her prior expeditions, with sea...Getty/iStock)...
Humans have been altering nature for thousands of years – to shape a sustainable future, it’s...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFor people born during this era of dizzying change, it can be hard to picture life on...
Now almost 770 episodes in, ‘The Simpsons’ is embracing chaos
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAfter 35 seasons, the writers at “The Simpsons” are still taking big swings to keep TV’s...
Orcas Sink 50-Foot Yacht Off the Coast of Morocco
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoThe boat-ramming orcas are back in action: Two people had to be rescued from a sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after the black-and-white marine...
Spring Means It’s Time to Plant Edinburgh’s Floral Clock
New York Times· 5 hours agoNow 61, Mr. Dorward has been planting the clock for 42 years. On a sunny but chilly day in...
Woman makes history with shark-infested swim to remote California island
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoShe swam around Manhattan, and from Ireland to Scotland, and from Spain to Africa. But nearly every day, she would look out from her little town, and there the Farallones.
‘Giving nature space’: how rewilding efforts in Scotland are paying off
South China Morning Post· 2 days agoToday, as part of the burgeoning Scottish rewilding movement, they are being reintroduced at an...
Back to the Debate Stage
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoToddle, which also first turns up in Scotland and the north of England, may be a conflation of totter and waddle. We...McWhorter. The other half of the...
New Hulu Shows and Movies in May 2024
TV Guide· 14 hours agoThe Contestant is one of the wildest documentaries you'll ever see
