Martha Matilda Harper, the Greatest Businesswoman You’ve Never Heard Of. She invented the beauty salon, the franchise, and the shampoo sink.
Walt Disney explains his studio’s multiplane camera technology in 1957. It had been in use for 20 years, but still impressed viewers as the wave of the future.
Are the Marx Brothers Still Funny? Yes, and on Blu-Ray they look better than ever.
How the World's Smallest Birds Survive the Winter. Hummingbirds adapt to the conditions around them.
A Handy Guide to the Archaeology of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. (via Metafilter)
A Gloriously Haunting Tour of Abandoned France. (via the Presurfer)
How the Global Bird-Poop Trade Created a Traveling Mummy Craze. Link contains the image of a corpse.
When New Orleans Was Split Into Three Pieces.
The Voting Rights Act Was Gutted. Here's What Happened Next. In comic form. (via Boing Boing)
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