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Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner https://www.tumblr.com/bygone-hollywood/775418224066150400/frank-sinatra-and-ava-gardner

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Merna Kennedy in "Police Call" (1933.) https://www.tumblr.com/mylittlevintageworld/775422666324721664

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"Delivery Scooter" - flying motorcycle concept by Slava Alpinsky https://reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/1iojz9y/delivery_scooter_flying_motorcycle_concept_by/

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French actress Sarah Bernhardt was know for her peculiar tastes, like sleeping in a coffin and wearing a hat with a real bat. 1860s-80s. https://reddit.com/r/RandomVictorianStuff/comments/1ioudi6/french_actress_sarah_bernhardt_who_was_know_for/

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NASA scientists with their board of calculations, 1957 https://reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/1iow6mq/nasa_scientists_with_their_board_of_calculations/

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The great thing about AirTags as you get instant reassurance when you get off the plane that your luggage is in the same airport that you are. The frustrating thing is you can see that your luggage is 3/10 of a mile away from you and hasn’t moved in a long time.

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https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galaxy_196304.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

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JFK airport is a shitshow, particularly if you are unused to flying through it and trying to make a connection from one side of the airport to the other. But the random people who work there that I asked for guidance were extremely helpful – and I’m not kidding about that.

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Quest Bars are an exceptionally great travel snack to pack in your go bag. They’re satisfying when you don’t have time to get real food; they’re just tasty enough to enjoy while eating them, but not tasty enough that you’re ever tempted to eat them recreationally. I got this recommendation […]

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Amazing Stories, January, 1940 https://www.tumblr.com/notpulpcovers/764707230608211968/amazing-stories-january-1940

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Cigarette vending machine in England delivered a LIT cigarette for a penny, 1931.https://www.tumblr.com/kayflapper/764551316185972736/cigarette-vending-machine-in-england-delivered-a

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RIP Joseph Wambaugh, 88, ex-cop and writer, who wrote brilliant police procedurals and true crime, including "The Onion Field.": https://mitchw.blog/2025/03/01/rip-joseph-wambaugh-excop-and.html

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I’m at the airport at the gate waiting for a flight out. There’s a guy here sitting in a chair literally playing the trombone. I’m pretty sure he’s a passenger — I don’t think he works for the airline as an onboard trombonist. At least it’s not a tuba.

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How could they have named the company “Anker” when “Wanker” was right there?

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I’m getting ready for a six-day business trip and I’m packing light .

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" I just end up here , just help me get the fuck down Jerry " https://www.tumblr.com/salmonella-destroyer-of-worlds/765163859970523136/i-just-end-up-here-just-help-me-get-the-fuck

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Your poodle should always match your sweater. (Nina Leen. 1956) https://www.tumblr.com/electronicsquid/151712368932/your-poodle-should-always-match-your-sweater-nina

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Portrait of a young woman with books, ca. 1890 https://www.reddit.com/r/RandomVictorianStuff/comments/1gb2q9z/portrait_of_a_young_woman_with_books_ca_1890/?rdt=58946

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Rare Vintage Sampo 9519 Tri-Screen 19" Color TV, 1981. The larger screen is color and the two smaller screens are black and white. Each screen has its own controls and tuners. https://www.facebook.com/HistoricPhotographs/posts/pfbid0MfbMAtHwW4GJeXYEg5sr4eH2wJpdgu2fE17QkPjYLr1eMCvuRDjTtcWHuGfxRMzrl

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Heritage Foundation Presentation Details Plans To Doxx And Target Wikipeda Editors It Claims Are ‘Abusing Their Position’ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/26/heritage-foundation-presentation-details-plans-to-doxx-and-target-wikipeda-editors-it-claims-are-abusing-their-position/

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Do you still remember #Trump and Melania launched a #cryptocurrency "memecoin" about a month ago? Well things aren't going so well for most investors, over 810 000 wallets have lost money so far but Trump on the other hand has already raked in over 100 million in trading fees It also seems a […]

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The Fastest and Easiest Second Passports for Americans in 2025: https://mitchw.blog/2025/02/27/the-fastest-and-easiest-second.html

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‘I’m proud of its wonderful teens’: Amy Heckerling on how Clueless revolutionised the high-school comedy. I loved “Clueless” and I’m man enough to admit it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20250225-amy-heckerling-on-how-clueless-revolutionised-the-high-school-comedy

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Startup Lonestar Data Holdings is catching a ride on a SpaceX rocket to put a mini data center on the moon — a proof-of-concept for the real thing. I get the technical and legal benefits of putting a data center in space, but why the moon? Why not in orbit, where it would be closer to home and […]

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