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Meet US collector John Reznikoff, who owns $1m worth of hair from Lincoln, Monroe

John Reznikoff has built one of the world's strangest historical collections: hair from some of the most famous people in history. The Connecticut-based collector and authenticator holds the Guinness World Records title for the largest collection of hair from historical figures. When he received the record in 2001, his collection…

The Times of India · 9h ago

80 New Things People Learned And Had To Share With Everyone (New Facts)

Learning something new triggers a dopamine hit. And that brand-new information does not even need to be useful, but once you know it, you can’t unknow it. Here are some examples, courtesy of the Today I Learned subreddit, that can make you want to go down a rabbit hole.

Bored Panda · Oct 1

$8m campaign aims to return historic land to Wampanoag owners

A Native-led nonprofit launched an $8 million campaign to acquire a historic Martha's Vineyard property. This site holds deep ties to the Wampanoag community and its ancestral heritage. The Aquinnah Land Initiative aims to restore the former Aquinnah Shop restaurant for community use. A significant state grant supports the acquisition…

The Times of India · Sep 14

Animal Farm review – Andy Serkis’ Orwell adaptation slaughters the classic farmyard satire with sugar

The passionate allegory on Stalinism is outrageously reduced to happy-ending panto in this defanged animation featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Laverne Cox and Glenn Close

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

Rachel Roddy’s homage to Michèle Roberts’ recipe for chicken saute with tomatoes and mushrooms

This Napoleonic classic is all too often overcomplicated, but this ode to the French-British author’s version is both simple and stunning

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9

Let’s fix America with grammar

In the MAGAsphere, sloppy language leads to foolish thoughts, and much worse

Salon · Jul 6

Portrait of Duke of Wellington sells for record £9.6m at London auction

The portrait was painted after the Duke helped to defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo

Evening Standard · Jul 1

Duke of Wellington portrait by Thomas Lawrence sets new record at London auction

The portrait was painted after the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

The Independent UK · Jul 1

UK June heat record broken again, France postpones Pride and Poland warns of wildfires as heatwave grips Europe – as it happened

Estimated 150 million people in Europe could experience temperatures above 35C today

The Guardian - AU · Jun 26

New book reveals Trump compared himself to Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, called Netanyahu a 'con man'

US President Donald Trump compared himself to some of history's most feared leaders, including Mao, Stalin, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Hitler, revealed in a book published by New York Times reporters in excerpts reported by CNN.

The Times of India · Jun 21