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Photographer Captures Vanishing Roadside Rest Stops
December 19, 2014 – Photographer Ryann Ford has spent the last five years documenting the most unique roadside rest stops in the U.S., a part of Americana that is quickly vanishing. Additional Photos (click thumbnails to enlarge) [divider]
Rare 1927 Disney Film Found in Norway
December 13, 2014 – A 1927 Walt Disney film not previously known to exist has been found in Norway in a national film archive near the Arctic circle. “Empty Socks” stars Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a precursor to Mickey Mouse. The two reels containing the five-minute film were discovered during a routine inventory conducted at […]
U.S. Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low
December 4, 2014 – The birth rate in the United States dipped to an all-time low in 2013, according to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control. The 3.93 million babies born represent a rate of 62.5 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44. By contrast, when […]
100 Years of Hairstyles in 60 Seconds
December 2, 2014 – A time-lapse video shows how women hairstyles have changed over the last hundred years. Link: Time [divider]