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stylophone Bowie edition stylophone Rob Beschizza
maps Interactive map of native lands Rob Beschizza
magicians Auction of Ricky Jay's astounding collection of magic books, ephemera, and curiosities David Pescovitz
deaths Sir Clive Sinclair, 1940–2021 Rob Beschizza
typewriters Charles Bennett's tiny typewriter Rob Beschizza
vintage animation The Haunted House is a great Mickey Mouse cartoon from 1929 Popkin
coney island Vintage footage of wild Coney Island carnival attractions Popkin
burning map This video shows what Burning Man was like in 1997 Popkin
guys On the origin of "you guys" Annie Rauwerda
History Record-breaking bid for Steve Ditko's Amazing Fantasy #15, Spiderman's first appearance Popkin
kmartwave Attention Kmart shoppers: this former employee uploaded Kmart's 1989-1991 in-store music to the Internet Archive Annie Rauwerda
mistakes The last place on Earth selling leaded gasoline for cars finally makes the switch Rob Beschizza
desert planet Man narrating Samurai documentary lifts a line from the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV in David Lynch's Dune Jess Sabine
websites Dole-Kemp '96 campaign website finally disappears Rob Beschizza
cassettes Photos of vintage cassette tapes Rob Beschizza
Neanderthal Neanderthals likely interbred to extinction by modern humans Rob Beschizza
gadgets How to get a Dépraz mouse working on a modern computer Rob Beschizza
english as she is spoken Why is the English language so weird and inconsistent? Blame the printing press. Thom Dunn
math Why 'time' uses the sexagesimal system of counting Jason Weisberger
civil infrastructure Here is a brief history of toilets David Pescovitz