“Tomato” versus “#FF6347”—the tragicomic history of CSS color names
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1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars coming to theaters in 2027
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Tim Berners-Lee: Why I gave the world wide web away for free
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Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square shines with Norwegian roots – tree symbolizes the friendship between London and Oslo in an annual ceremony that highlights the history of the countries' alliance
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Volcanic eruption may have triggered Europe's deadly Black Death plague
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The turf war for Seattle
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How Bob Houghton led Malmö FF to the 1979 European Cup final – Englishman was not an obvious candidate to lead them, but Swedes pushed Nottingham Forest all the way
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Hacking a weird (retro) TV censoring device
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One of Sweden's most famous literary characters, Pippi Longstocking, turns 80 years old today
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How speedrunners aced The Impossible Quiz
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This road goes straight through a major prehistoric cave
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A new take on Colombia’s cocaine hippos
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Frame of preference: a history of Mac settings, 1984–2004
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Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015
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Why movies just don't feel "real" anymore
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What broke the quarterback pipeline?
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A rare GM EV1 saved from the crusher is going to be driveable again
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I joined a ‘sacrifice’ ritual outside Stockholm – and found that the revival of Norse paganism reflects broader battles over identity and climate anxiety
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PSP: The rise and fall of Sony's first portable
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Weird Weapons - The Mangual, or two handed chain flail. Used extensively in Spain and Portugal from around 1400 -1650.
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Pulp (non)fiction: A conversation with pulp magazine collector Dr. Richard Meli
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Nouvelle Vague | Trailer
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100 years ago, an all-Black team beat the KKK on a baseball diamond
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100 years of menus shows how food and diplomacy are linked
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Original Mac calculator design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for ten minutes
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Guillermo del Toro in the Video Club
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Club versus country rows often cause friction, but Soren Lerby found a way to satisfy both in 1984. He played for Denmark and Bayern Munich on the same day, in different countries.
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Meet the man who beat Microsoft Excel
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1972: The Mod Stock racing scene | The fanatics | Vintage motorsport
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Who can name the bigger number?
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Hermann and Albert Göring: Two very different brothers
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The almost forgotten Japanese-American truce at Aka
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Chinese takeout menu
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“Depression era” water pie
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Paris had a moving sidewalk in 1900, and a Edison film captured it in action
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To understand life at the top of the world, you only need to meet the Norwegians who live along the E69, the world's northernmost highway
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The hardest-working art thief in history
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Holocaust history shows LGBTQ+ people have always been their own heroes
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In 1953, the Ford X-100 concept car had it all
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How Casio made an indestructible watch (G-Shock)
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The story of Tetris
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The democratic creation of the field jacket
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'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' movie review by Roger Ebert & Gene Siskel (1982)
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For the relocated Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost settlement, located above the Arctic Circle, planners prioritised infrastructure links over microclimate
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Shouting at stars: A history of interstellar messages
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NYT photo essay: How NASA’s lunar photography brought the heavens down to Earth (gifted link)
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Sweden's leading business dynasty prepares for succession – the sixth generation of Wallenbergs is stepping up
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Ken Thompson recalls Unix’s rowdy, lock-picking origins
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Henrik Ibsen's anti-heroine Hedda Gabler is one of the greatest roles for women ever written – as new film Hedda is released, the character remains controversial
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Fury, a drama series inspired by the legendary Icelandic Sturlunga saga, is in the works with Benedict Andrews attached as director and showrunner
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