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openculture, 1 year ago to random

1930s Phonograph Doubled as an Alarm Clock, Letting People Start Their Day with Their Favorite Record

https://www.openculture.com/2020/05/1930s-phonograph-doubled-as-an-alarm-clock.html

openculture, 8 months ago to random

The Hertella Coffee Machine Mounted on a Volkswagen Dashboard (1959): The Most European Car Accessory Ever Made

https://www.openculture.com/2020/12/the-hertella-coffee-machine-mounted-on-a-volkswagen-dashboard-1959-the-most-european-car-accessory-ever-made.html

openculture, 8 months ago to random

A Determined Art Conservator Restores a Painting of the Doomed Party Girl Isabella de’ Medici: See the Before and After

https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/art-conservator-restores-a-painting-of-the-doomed-party-girl-isabella-de-medici.html via @openculture

openculture, 9 months ago to random

The British Library Puts 1,000,000 Images into the Public Domain, Making Them Free to Reuse & Remix. ICYMI

https://www.openculture.com/2013/12/british-library-puts-1000000-images-into-public-domain.html

openculture, 5 months ago to random

Winston Churchill Gets a Doctor’s Note to Drink Unlimited Alcohol While Visiting the U.S. During Prohibition (1932)

https://www.openculture.com/2023/12/winston-churchill-gets-a-doctors-note-to-drink-unlimited-alcohol-while-visiting-the-u-s-during-prohibition-1932.html

openculture, 6 months ago to random

The CIA’s Rectal Tool Kit for Spies–Created for Truly Desperate Situations During The Cold War

https://www.openculture.com/2019/03/the-cias-rectal-tool-kit-for-spies.html

openculture, 7 months ago to random

Coffee Can Make Concrete 30% Stronger, a New Study Finds

https://www.openculture.com/2023/10/coffee-can-make-concrete-30-stronger-a-new-study-finds.html

openculture, 1 year ago to random

Cats Migrated to Europe 7,000 Years Earlier Than Once Thought

https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/cats-migrated-to-europe-7000-years-earlier-than-once-thought.html

openculture, 10 months ago to random

The Medieval City Plan Generator: A Fun Way to Create Your Own Imaginary Medieval Cities

https://www.openculture.com/2019/04/the-medieval-city-plan-generator.html

openculture, 9 months ago to random

Ray Bradbury Reveals the True Meaning of Fahrenheit 451: It’s Not About Censorship, But People "Being Turned Into Morons by TV"

https://www.openculture.com/2017/08/ray-bradbury-reveals-the-true-meaning-of-fahrenheit-451.html

openculture, 7 months ago to random

In 1886, the US Government Commissioned 7,500 Watercolor Paintings of Every Known Fruit in the World: Download Them in High Resolution

https://www.openculture.com/2019/06/the-us-government-commissioned-7500-watercolor-paintings.html via @openculture

openculture, 9 months ago to random

Concerns over sex content leads Florida schools to pull Shakespeare

https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/08/08/concerns-over-sex-content-leads-florida-schools-pull-shakespeare/

openculture, 8 months ago to random

When the Wind Blows: An Animated Tale of Nuclear Apocalypse With Music by Roger Waters & David Bowie (1986)

https://www.openculture.com/2023/08/when-the-wind-blows.html

openculture, 7 months ago to random

A Determined Art Conservator Restores a Painting of the Doomed Party Girl Isabella de’ Medici: See the Before and After

https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/art-conservator-restores-a-painting-of-the-doomed-party-girl-isabella-de-medici.html via @openculture

openculture, 1 year ago to random

Watch The Cure’s First TV Appearance in 1979 … Before The Band Acquired Its Signature Goth Look

https://www.openculture.com/2017/05/the-cures-first-tv-appearance-in-1979.html

openculture, 11 months ago to random

The 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time, According to 177 Books Experts from 56 Countries

https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/the-100-greatest-childrens-books-of-all-time-according-to-177-books-experts.html

openculture, 8 months ago to random

Hokusai’s Iconic Print, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," Recreated with 50,000 LEGO Bricks

https://www.openculture.com/2020/12/hokusais-iconic-print-the-great-wave-off-kanagawa-recreated-with-50000-lego-bricks.html

openculture, 7 months ago to random

The Biodiversity Heritage Library Makes 150,000 High-Res Illustrations of the Natural World Free to Download

https://www.openculture.com/2020/02/150000-high-res-illustrations-of-the-natural-world-free-to-download.html

openculture, 11 months ago to random

Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

openculture, 10 months ago to random

"Tsundoku," the Japanese Word for the New Books That Pile Up on Our Shelves, Should Enter the English Language

https://www.openculture.com/2018/07/tsundoku.html

openculture, 8 months ago to random

A Fully Functional Replica of the Antikythera Mechanism, the First Analog Computer from Ancient Greece, Re-Created in LEGO

https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/the-antikythera-mechanism-the-first-analog-computer-from-ancient-greece-re-created-in-lego.html

openculture, 9 months ago to random

When the Wind Blows: An Animated Tale of Nuclear Apocalypse With Music by Roger Waters & David Bowie (1986)

https://www.openculture.com/2023/08/when-the-wind-blows.html

openculture, 9 months ago to random

Johnny Cash Sings "Barbie Girl" in the Style of "Folsom Prison Blues" … with a Little Help from A.I.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/08/johnny-cash-sings-barbie-girl-in-the-style-of-folsom-prison-blues-with-a-little-help-from-a-i.html

openculture, 6 months ago to random

The Beatles Release Their Final Song, "Now and Then": Hear the Song & Watch the Music Video Directed by Peter Jackson

The video is pretty stellar.

https://www.openculture.com/2023/11/hear-the-beatles-newly-released-and-final-song-now-and-then.html

openculture, 8 months ago to random

Behold the Jacobean Traveling Library: The 17th Century Forerunner to the Kindle

https://www.openculture.com/2023/09/the-jacobean-traveling-library.html