☀️ Awesome Things 190: 70s Youth Culture, Last Kmart, Dog Years, Florida Man, Hot Wheels
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Sorry for the radio silence the last few weeks. I've been quite busy with several projects (plus a thing or two going on in the US), but I'm glad to be back. As I try to grow this newsletter, you’ll see some changes over the next few issues.
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
50+ Intimate Portraits That Capture 70s Youth Culture
Joseph Szabo (a world-renown photographer) started his career as a photography teacher at Malverne High School in Long Island. He brought a camera into school to capture the personal moments of rebellious youth on his first days at school. Read More
KMart Shoppers Say Goodbye to the last US store
They went shopping at the last full-size Kmart in the mainland United States, which is set to close its doors in Bridgehampton, New York, for good on Sunday. Read More
How to Calculate Dog Years to Human Years
Since the 1950s, the popular calculation of how old a dog was “in human years” has been that one dog year is the equivalent of seven human years. Even though this formula has been around for a surprisingly long time, the reality is not so cut-and-dried. Read More
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Florida Man Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus, Changing Font to Wingdings
A Disney employee who was fired from the company and still had access to its passwords allegedly hacked into the software used by Walt Disney World’s restaurants Read More
The World’s Most Tattooed Woman With 99.8% Body Coverage
Esperance Fuerzina, a Connecticut-based army veteran, has made waves by covering 99.8% of her body in ink. Her tattoos don’t just tell a story – they tell her story. From the soles of her feet to her eyelids, eyeballs, gums, tongue, and even genitals, Esperance’s body is a living canvas, each intricate piece of art holding deep personal meaning. Read More
The perfect POV of a Hot Wheels car track
[6-year old me giggles with glee] Read More
From the Twittersphere
🐦 This man builds motorized bed so he can go anywhere lying down
🐦 Time-lapse of pumpkin pies flying off the shelves at Costco
🐦 A unique form of stress relief in Thailand
🐦 Veterinarians impersonating their patients
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