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Mashup Score: 1The Politics of Pie Cutting at West Point's Mess Hall - 1 year(s) ago
Or, why United States Military Academy cadets fear pastry.
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Mashup Score: 160
Chicago Pile-1, the first reactor to reach criticality, was built under a football field.
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On Dec. 2, 1942, Enrique Fermi & a team of physicists built a nuclear reactor under the football field at the Univ. of Chicago. Would it be possible to run such a dangerous experiment -- biological or physical -- in a large population center nowadays? https://t.co/EiyPFscx50
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But fesikh remains a staple during Sham el-Nessim celebrations.
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Fesikh - Gastro Obscura https://t.co/p5ND4dqA2B
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Mashup Score: 2The Mysterious Underground City Found in a Man’s Basement - 2 year(s) ago
How a renovation project in Turkey led to the discovery of a lifetime—a lost city that once housed 20,000 people.
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RT @stevenfhayward: It's called a Man Cave, people. https://t.co/CNmpdL6PWS
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Mashup Score: 4How Olive Oil and Coffee Came Together in a Cup - 2 year(s) ago
At first glance olives and coffee might seem to go together like, well, oil and water. But these Italian essentials possess deep cultural similarities—not to mention complementary flavors.
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Yum! How Olive Oil and Coffee Came Together in a Cup - Gastro Obscura @megynkelly https://t.co/9w0OtVWVLL
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Mashup Score: 0The Sauce That Survived Italy's War on Pasta - 2 year(s) ago
The Futurists tried to abolish pasta and all they got was this delicious dish.
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Yum! The Sauce That Survived Italy's War on Pasta @atlasobscura https://t.co/IEF5leb3fn
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Tom Brown’s retirement hobby is a godsend for chefs, conservationists, and cider.
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RT @fasc1nate: Retired engineer Tom Brown has saved close to 1,000 types of apples from extinction. Source: https://t.co/zNy2M6vr2I https:…
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Mashup Score: 1The Horrifying Legacy of the Victorian Tapeworm Diet - 2 year(s) ago
A beauty fad that continues to haunt us.
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@DavidSteensma You probably know this alleged history. https://t.co/tWQUpfiClw
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Mashup Score: 1Saving Canada's Hardiest Hummingbirds Requires Extreme Care - 2 year(s) ago
Bird-loving volunteers are going to great lengths to help the animals survive a cold snap in British Columbia.
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RT @gavery10: Saving Canada's Hardiest Hummingbirds Requires Extreme Care - Atlas Obscura https://t.co/0aT535Le8t
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Mashup Score: 5The Triumphant Return of France’s ‘Forgotten Vegetables’ - 2 year(s) ago
Chefs are helping hardy roots overcome a World War II stigma.
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RT @atlasobscura: Chefs are helping hardy roots overcome a World War II stigma. https://t.co/qDF4bqlw8j
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RT @kjkwinger6: @DissanaikeMD It was a requirement at my undergraduate institution: https://t.co/UthOMcKcge You could look for a @WestPoint…