Jan. 7, 2020, 9 a.m.

The Curious Corner of the Internet #58

Curious Corner

The Curious Corners #58

Hi! Welcome to the Curious Corner of the Internet. Whether you are a long time member, or just a passer-by, we hope you find something interesting in this wide variety of bits!

Our goal for this year is to send out this newsletter every month!

Here we go for the links this month, enjoy!

  • The myth of blubber town.
  • Where did we go on the moon?
  • Launching an apple.
  • We should have more thinking places.
  • The revival of the ice-canoe.
  • The first icecream.
  • You can recognise a zebra by it's own pattern.
  • Spiders fly with electricity.
  • The history of the picnic.
  • Khaki is a different color in Japan.
  • Megalopolis is the mother of all cities.

  • On building a Cathedral.
  • Identical packs of Skittles.
  • Why aren't figs considered vegan?
  • Orwell’s last neighborhood.
  • The pneumatic clock network in Paris.
  • Paintings of clouds.
  • Why do many Egyptian statues have broken noses?
  • Aerial shapes.
  • Sailing transport ships across the oceans once again.
  • A famous pocket knife.

That's it, thanks for reading! Let us know by email if you have any suggestions for the Curious Corner!

Joost & Kees

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