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Children eating their Christmas dinner during the Great Depression: turnips and cabbage
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This is the difference in Shanghai between 1987 and 2013.
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The shortest, tallest, and fattest man in Europe playing cards together in 1913.
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The Largest Urban Rooftop Farm in the World is Now Bearing Fruit (and More) in Paris
Getting fresh produce into the heart of a major city used to be done by a fleet of rumbling, polluting trucks—now it’s a matter of bringing it down from the roof.
The largest urban rooftop farm in the world uses vertical growing techniques to create fruits and vegetables right in the center of Paris without the use of pesticides, refrigerated trucks, chemical fertilizer, or even soil.
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Mohammed Ali convinces a man not to commit suicide, 1981.
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New Yorkers stop to watch the "Seinfeld" finale, Times Square, 1998
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The Oldest Restaurant in Every Country, Mapped
New trendy restaurants pop up all the time, but there’s something extra-special about sitting down in a place that’s been around for a century or two. St. Peter Stiftskulinarium in Salzburg, Austria, has been around for more than 12.
Founded in 803, it’s the oldest operating restaurant in the world, according to a survey by online lender NetCredit. The second oldest, Wurtskuchl (or Sausage Kitchen) in Regensburg, Germany, didn’t enter the global eatery scene until a few hundred years later, in 1146. Of the top 10, Europe boasts an impressive eight entries, including Scotland’s Sheep Heid Inn, France’s La Couronne, and Wales’s aptly named The Old House. The fourth-place finisher, Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China, opened its doors in 1153; and Japan’s Honke Owariya, which began as a confectionery shop in 1465 before shifting its focus to soba, is in the ninth spot.
By comparison, North America’s oldest restaurants seem practically new. The longest-standing institution is Newport, Rhode Island’s White Horse Tavern, which a pirate named William Mayes founded in 1673. It quickly became the go-to venue for the city’s local government meetings, and it stayed in the Mayes family for the following two centuries.
Nearly 150 years after Mayes became a business owner, a hole-in-the-wall tamale shop with no name opened in Bogotá, Colombia, which locals began to call “La Puerta Falsa” after “the false door” set in the wall of a nearby cathedral. The name stuck, and the tiny restaurant now has the designation of being South America’s oldest.
Since the study is based solely on internet searches, the data isn’t totally comprehensive. If the researchers were unable to find online evidence of a country’s oldest restaurant, they grayed out the country. Tunisia’s El M’Rabet is Africa’s oldest restaurant on this map, for example, but it could easily be younger than an eatery in Libya or Sudan that simply doesn’t have an online presence through websites or social media.
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The Big Easy's most notorious killer said he'd spare victims on one condition: that they play jazz music.
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A photographer uses his own backdrop to mask Poland's World War II ruins while shooting a portrait in Warsaw, Poland, 1946, by Michael Nash
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This is what a dolphin looks like in the womb.
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Dr. Religa monitors his patient’s vitals after 23-hour-long (successful) heart transplant. His assistant is sleeping in the corner. [1987] The patient not only survived the surgery, but outlived his doctor.
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The 50 Best Drive-In Movie Theaters Across America
On June 6, 1933, movie lovers made their way to Camden, New Jersey, to experience America's first drive-in movie theater. With its fresh air and hot popcorn, it didn't take long for the idea to catch on; over the next several decades, giant screens began popping up in every corner of the country. In the late 1950s, at the peak of the drive-in's popularity, America boasted approximately 5000 al fresco theaters.
While those numbers have dwindled significantly over the years, these vestiges of mid-century Americana are in the midst of a resurgence. With traditional movie theaters shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, cinephiles are finding a way to get their movie fix (and get out of the house) by journeying into America's past to take in a double-feature at one of the 300-plus drive-ins that remain. Here are 50 of the best of them.
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Sony's Wearable Air Conditioner Will Keep You Cool in Any Weather
If you have a low heat tolerance, it may be tempting to spend all of July and August parked in front of your air conditioner. But you don't need to choose between being comfortable and spending time outdoors this summer. As Gizmodo reports, Sony's new wearable air conditioner keeps your body cool wherever you are.
The Sony Reon Pocket was originally meant to launch with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The games have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but summer has arrived on schedule, and now anyone can purchase their own personal, portable AC to beat the heat.
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This is what a 500-year-old tea house in Wales looks like.
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This is the world's Shortest International Bridge, connecting a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
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