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July 24, 2018

Look Inside Stanley Kubrick’s Copy of ‘The Shining’ Filled With His Personal Notes

Stanley Kubrick once said that his adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, The Shining, would be the “scariest horror movie of all time.” And although it was met with mixed reviews when it was first released in 1980, today many people believe The Shining to be a true horror masterpiece. Recently, the Overlook Hotel blog (run by director Lee Unkrich)

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June 4, 2018

20th-Century Message in a Bottle Sends Redditors on a Search for an Adventurous Seaman

On Floreana Island in the Galapagos, there sits an unusual “post office” that doesn’t have any employees. There’s also no building to house the handwritten letters—just a barrel that serves as a makeshift mailbox. Known as Post Office Bay, the wooden vessel has acted as a functioning post office since the 1700s. Sans mail carrier, it relies on the goodwill of fellow travelers to get the letters to their intended destinations.

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May 1, 2018

Incredible Archival Footage Gives Rare Glimpse of Early 20th Century Tokyo

Thanks to archival footage from the EYE Filmmuseum, we're able to get a glimpse of life in early 20th century Tokyo. Filmed in 1913 and 1915, the clip is an incredible look at Japan in flux, emerging from the Meiji period of modernization and moving toward the height of industrialism. Over the course of 4 minutes, we're transported back to historic Tokyo, the streets filled with life.

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April 10, 2018

88,000-Year-Old Middle Finger Discovery Could Change Early Human History

As researchers continue to make new discoveries about the evolution and migration of early man, a new study gives evidence that humans may have migrated out of Africa much earlier than previously believed. Archaeologists working in Saudi Arabia's Nefud Desert have discovered the fossil of a human middle finger bone dating back nearly 90,000 years. What makes this finger so special?

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