The Jobs Of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations (NPR)
The Lector
Cigar makers in Florida and New York City would sometimes pool their wages to pay a lector to read newspapers or political tracts aloud to them while they worked.
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Yo Dawg, Etc. of the Day: Tortoises all the way down.
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Well This Is Something You Don’t See Every Day of the Day: Dear God: Please oh please let...
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Fiery Photo Series of the Day: Capt. Brian Bews manages to eject from the cockpit of his...
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Bizarre but fascinating jellyfish found in the Arctic. See more here.
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Hyper-realistic acrylic body painting by Alexa Meade. (h/t)
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The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
Did you know there’s a highway on the South Pole? Of...
