From the Curious Corner of the Internet.. #41: Vikings, monopoly and marathons
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** The Curious Corner #41
Hello there! Welcome to another edition of the Curious Corner. The next edition is going to be 42, now that’s an awesome number to look forward too! If you want to share the special #42 with friends, be sure to invite them before I send it next month!
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http://www.laviani.com/ * Livingrooms (https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/03/02/berlin-living-rooms/) in Berlin. * The green rock (https://www.wired.com/2017/03/curse-bahia-emerald-giant-green-rock-wreaks-havoc-ruins-lives/) that ruins lives. * Skateboarding over frozen sands (https://vimeo.com/208432684) . * Along the frozen trail (http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2017/03/24/along-frozen-trail/kMyr3rTmFUk4CtmsuHUWBI/story.html) . * Games played in the renaissance (http://jducoeur.org/game-hist/) . * Why did the the vikings (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-greenland-vikings-vanished-180962119/) disappear from Greenland? * Graffiti (http://www.whitenoise.city/articles/canggu-my-canvas-bali-sofles-tropica) is a very good way to connect with people. * A plane house (http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/miziara-lebanon-planes-pyramids-village-Nigeria-786078815) in Libanon. * Sovjet photography (https://archive.org/details/sovetskoe_foto/) . * Fixing the monopoly (http://www.ludible.nl/how-i-fixed-monopoly/) game. * Why land on the moon? (1963 (https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/63aug/jastrow.htm) ) * Obscure (http://www.academiaobscura.com/) academic articles. * The illustrated book (https://bookofbadarguments.com/) of bad arguments. * If accepted, an marathon runner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkley_Marathons) receives a “letter of condolence”.
That’s it, thanks for reading! Let me know by email (mailto:jsplattel@gmail.com?subject=A%20suggestion%20for%20the%20Curious%20Corner!&body=Hi%20Joost!) if you have any suggestions for the Curious Corner!
Joost
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