There are whales alive today who were born before "Moby Dick" was written. smithmag.co/OaFQUh
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- How journalists covered the rise of Mussolini and Hitler. smithmag.co/pxUI6l
- For some, the Ghent Altarpiece’s most haunting attribute may be one only recently revealed by restoration: the alarmingly humanoid face that once adorned the painting’s central sacrificial lamb. smithmag.co/SC9caG
- A new discovery from the University of Florida reveals a real-life planet actually clocking in at coordinates eerily reminiscent of the fictional M-Class planet. smithmag.co/J8Icle
- Hong Kong’s first Lennon Wall appeared in 2014.
- ‘Lennon Walls’ have spread throughout Hong Kong and the world as a form of public protest and free expression.
- ‘Lennon Walls’ have spread throughout Hong Kong and the world as a form of public protest and free expression.
- Samuel Colt accepted an order for 1,000 revolvers from Captain Samuel Walker of the Texas Rangers on this day in 1847. smithmag.co/4Vmj4U
- These spaces, which locals call “Lennon Walls,” have sprung up on buildings, walkways, sky bridges, underpasses and storefronts and carry messages like “Hong Kongers love freedom,” “garbage government” and “We demand real universal suffrage.”
- Esanbe Hanakita Kojima, as the island is called, may have been eroded by wind and ice floes. smithmag.co/5RnjFn
- The poetry of Langston Hughes, born on this day in 1902, influenced King’s sermons on a fundamental level and helped give rise to the preacher's most lasting line.
- One last time, read or @TimelessSPTV deep dive into what the beloved TV show got right and wrong. (Spoiler Alert!) #Timeless smithmag.co/XPra6a
- NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir have completed their spacewalk, becoming the first two women to venture outside the International Space Station at the same time. smithmag.co/jmCzHm
