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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCXVIII)

1. Victorian Portraits of Women Breastfeeding It may seem strange that the Victorian era with its heavily layered clothing and modesty would have not decried these photographs as obscenity, so it’s important to consider the personal meaning of a daguerreotype. These were not public images, but private mementos, folded in their metal velvet-lined cases and kept…

French Swag on Stilts

I assumed the impossible practice of walking on stilts was solely for the circus or a merry band of vagabond street performers. Alas, these ‘impossible’ contraptions were extremely valuable methods of transport to the French shepherds of Landes in the south-western farmlands. Believe it or not, until the beginning of the 20th century, stilts were actually used…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCXVII)

1. This Unreal Library It’s unimaginable to think a library like this could ever be demolished. But thankfully, the incredible Peabody Library was spared. People even get married here. 2. Books in a Bookcase in a Book Found on the Book Lover Tumblr. 3. My Cub Scout Log Book (1957) Found at an estate auction…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCXVI)

1. A Family discovers an Abandoned Brick Playhouse on their Property In 2000, Matt and Anna Jone purchased a large brick house in New Jersey. They soon discovered that they were sharing their land with a tiny little brick playhouse dating back to the 1960s, and originally built by a couple for their grandchildren… The three and a…

Elvis Presley’s Legendary Midnight Sandwich Run on his Private Jet

On the night of February 1, 1976, Elvis Presley took his private jet from Graceland to Denver and back in one night because he was craving an 8,000 calorie sandwich made from a hollowed out loaf filled with an entire jar of peanut butter, one jar of jelly, and a pound of bacon. Not your average snack,…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCXV)

1. Sophia Loren making Pizza Found on Silver Screen Suppers 2. This Greek Cave Church, Accessible only by Water Dedicated to the Holy Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, the church is situated inside a cave at Mouzakia beach near the port of Armeni, Oia… Due to the very small size of the church, the locals…

Where the U.S. Vice President Gets to Live (Hint: it’s not in the White House)

I guess I always assumed the Vice President of the United States was shacked up in the White House along with the President, occupying a couple rooms somewhere at the back of the house, nothing too fancy of course, occasionally running into the leader of the free world in the west wing kitchen while grabbing a late-night glass of milk.…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCXIV)

1. The Lyford House being saved from demolition, 1957 Being moved by barge across Richardson Bay, Tiburon, California, December, 1957. Found on Historical Times. 2. Artist made glass boxes specifically to fit inside FedEx packaging and then shipped them. This was the result. An ongoing project by Walead Beshty via This is Colossal. 3. Street…

Don’t Trust that Giant Abandoned Listening Device in Chernobyl

It looks like something out of a science fiction movie– close– it’s inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone. A former top secret military object used by the Soviet Union, the mysterious giant antenna system called the Duga-3, was the origin of an extremely powerful but anonymous signal between 1976 to 1989. The sharp, tapping signal came without warning,…

Marilyn Monroe’s Forgotten Hollywood Sorority

If you had knocked on the door of room 334 at the Hollywood Studio Club on Lexington Avenue in 1948, a 24 year-old struggling actress going by the name of Marilyn Monroe would have answered with eyes full of hope. Marilyn was one of over 10,000 girls who were housed at the Hollywood Studio Club during its sixty year history, providing film studios…

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