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Because cozy domestic scenes are entirely overrated. A group of Canadian artists decided to hike out into freezing, mosquito-infested woods purely to paint…
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Because surviving the arctic cold requires excellent lung capacity. Two women stand face-to-face in a vocal game of chicken, aggressively bouncing rhythmic…
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Turning hoarding into high art, Schwitters spent years constructing a sprawling, room-consuming architectural pillar out of pure garbage. He seamlessly…
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In 1967, during the Cold War, a disco ball saved America—or at least delayed nuclear paranoia. Scientists launched hundreds of shiny aluminum-coated…
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Gravity was apparently a theological requirement. A stern 9th-century gathering of bishops in Auxerre specifically wrote a decree strictly forbidding holy men…
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When temperatures plummeted in early modern Europe, life didn't stop. Rivers froze so thick that entire bustling markets, complete with tents, food stalls,…
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