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updates Famous meme faces: then and now Mark Frauenfelder
clothing Getting Dressed in the 14th Century Gareth Branwyn
crown Treasure hunters have re-discovered a long lost piece of Henry VIII's crown Thom Dunn
orchids The History Guy looks at the story of vanilla Gareth Branwyn
treasure hunting I am binge-watching another futile treasure hunt: "Legend of the Superstition Mountains" Jason Weisberger
home studios Björk's home studio (1994) Rob Beschizza
History The amazing story of the Black Sparrow Miss Cellania
castle bravo Castle Bravo: the chilling history of the 1954 US nuclear bomb test Andrea James
buffalo wings John Young, original king of Buffalo Wings, is finally getting more recognition Andrea James
anti-smoking Before it was a collector's item, PEZ was an anti-smoking device Thom Dunn
canon A guy must record human history before aliens blow us up Andrea James
shantytok A lot of sea shanties on TikTok may not actually be sea shanties, according to old scholarship Clive Thompson
coins Very cheap ancient coins for learning about history David Pescovitz
remembrance of things past National Museum of American History wants your tales of 2020 for a time capsule Clive Thompson
luthiers The evolution of the guitar over the centuries Andrea James
computers The sounds of (old) computer games loading Rob Beschizza