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The 50 Most Important Websites of All Time

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(via Popular Mechanics) Charles Kline’s first attempt to send a message over ARPANET, the early computer network that would birth

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(via Amusing Planet) The relocation of the headquarters building of Indiana Bell Telephone Company in Indianapolis remains one of the

(via Great Big Story) The Guanyin Pavilion was built to last. And last. And last. This temple has sat atop

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(via Popular Science) How powerful algorithms decide when that elevator car is finally going to come pick you up.

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(via The Week) You go to the coffee shop and take your coffee to go. You enjoy your drink, then

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(via Popular Mechanics) We’ve been in debt to the Greeks even longer than we thought.

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(via Smithsonian) Within the Smithsonian’s collections exists a telltale trace of the weapon that would change the world forever.

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(via Listverse) Fresh facts can nudge historians deeper into the lives of renowned figures and places. Recent nuggets found Leonardo

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(via Atlas Obscura) Made in the former East Germany, Trabants have inspired many a mean joke—and a devoted community.

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(via Listverse) We rely on computers for an ever-increasing proportion of our day-to-day lives. As such, it can sometimes be

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(via Mental Floss) On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins launched from Florida’s

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(via Smithsonian) Stricken with polio as an adult, William Taylor retired from the military and joined NASA’s ingenious design team.