Toronto’s Camouflaged Electric Substations
(via Amusing Planet) More often than not, industrial infrastructures are an eyesore, especially when they are smack in the middle
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Engineering
The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE
(via Mental Floss) In 2013, Bill Gates admitted ctrl+alt+del was a mistake and blamed IBM. Here’s the story of how
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How Mining Engineers Helped NASA Get to The Moon
(via Amusing Planet) The outrageous plot of NASA hiring a group of miners for a space mission may remind you
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Humans have lived on the ISS for 20 years—here are the coolest discoveries we’ve made
(via Popular Science) Twenty years ago, the Earth stopped being the only place in the universe that humans can call
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Researchers Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Maya Water Filtration System
(via Smithsonian) The city of Tikal purified one of its reservoirs with technology comparable to modern systems
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Work, Float, Eat, Dream: Life on the International Space Station
(via Smithsonian) Air & Space Magazine asked some of the people who’ve spent the most time on the ISS: What’s
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What Your Car’s Low Gas Light Really Means
(via mental_floss) The low fuel warning light on your car’s dashboard is a familiar sight to many drivers, and if
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This Man Is a Professional Useless Machine Builder
(via Great Big Story) If there is an easy way to get from point a to point b, Joseph Herscher
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Why is it so hard to design a better paper cup?
(via The Week) You go to the coffee shop and take your coffee to go. You enjoy your drink, then
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10 Amazing Ancient Buildings Still In Use Today
(via Listverse) Many buildings from the ancient world are still visible today but a few have managed to transcend their
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The Balloon Satellites of Project Echo
(via Amusing Planet) The world’s first communication satellite was remarkably unsophisticated—a big silvery plastic balloon coated with aluminum, soaring roughly
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14 Powerful Facts About the Hoover Dam
(via Mental Floss) The hulking Hoover Dam has been holding back the Colorado River and generating power since 1936, but
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