May 12 was the birthday of Victorian poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti - here's a brief bio, some art and poetry, and a bit on his obsession with wombats.
Ancient Chinese Buildings Are Held Together With Sticky Rice.
This Plane Accidentally Flew Around the World - After Pearl Harbor, the crew of Pan Am flight 18602 was forced to do the impossible.
Five medieval toothpaste recipes, plus more medieval dental advice.
Why Do Cats—and So Many Other Animals—Look Like They’re Wearing Socks?
ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include a roundup of Mother's Day links, the 1970s flying Winnebago, an explanation of why we forget what we're doing when we enter a room, and, for Fred Astaire's birthday, clips of some of his best dancing.
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