Pinterest of the day
@britishlibraryenWorldwide
British Library treasures
The British Library shares its visual treasures: manuscripts, illustrations, Alice, and books turned into sculpture.
Catalogue of finds
Selected:
224 finds
Telegram of the day@smithsonianmagenWorldwide
Smithsonian's Curious Stories
Stories from Smithsonian magazine in English: archaeology, history, art and nature, each with a headline and a short summary.
Instagram of the day@dylaniwakunienWorldwide
Dylan Iwakuni: Japanese wood joinery
A woodworker trained under a Kyoto master shows traditional Japanese joints that hold without nails or screws.
TikTok of the day
@astrokobienWorldwide
AstroKobi: space news in a minute
Short, friendly videos on the latest in astronomy: the Sun, Saturn, exoplanets, the fastest star on record, eclipses worth staying up for.
Pinterest of the day
@librarycongressenWorldwide
Library of Congress archives
The official profile of the world's largest library: old illustrations, photographs and albums from its collections.
Site of the day
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Etymonline — Online Etymology Dictionary
A dictionary that tells you not what a word means but where it came from: which roots, which languages it passed through, and how its meaning shifted along the way.
Telegram of the day@scienceenWorldwide
@science: science news, explained sharply
A large English-language channel on fresh research in biology, physics, space and AI, where each post is a short explainer with context.
Instagram of the day@levonbissenWorldwide
Levon Biss: insects larger than life
British photographer Levon Biss shoots insects, seeds and museum specimens in such detail that every tiny hair shows.
TikTok of the day@the_josemonkeyenWorldwide
JoseMonkey: finding places from clips
Viewers send in clips and he figures out exactly where they were filmed, working from the smallest details in the frame. Geography as detective work.
Pinterest of the day
@buzzfeedtastyenWorldwide
Tasty recipes
Tasty, BuzzFeed's short-video recipe brand, has about a hundred boards and over 10 million followers on Pinterest.
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Theban Mapping Project: the Valley of the Kings, mapped
An interactive atlas of the Theban necropolis in Egypt: tomb plans for the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, photos, excavation history and a bibliography for every tomb.
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SuperCook: cook what you've got
Tick off the ingredients sitting in your fridge and pantry, and the site finds recipes you can make right now.