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December 4, 2023

Barrenderos (Sweepers) — Francis Alÿs

A 2004 piece by the Mexico City-based artist in which "a line of street sweepers push garbage through the streets of Mexico City until they are stopped by the mass of trash."

December 4, 2023 at 04:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Sending children via U.S. mail is strictly forbidden (since 1913)

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Caption from the Smithsonian Institution's flickr:

Uniformed Letter Carrier with Child in Mailbag

[In 1900] this city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.

[via @MelissaBell]

December 4, 2023 at 12:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Desktop Bowling Alley

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Finally.

From websites:

Now you can bowl anywhere with this super fun desktop bowling set.

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Comes with 10 bowling pins, two bowling balls, a precision-aim launcher, and a score sheet.

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$13.97.

December 4, 2023 at 08:04 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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