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The Laxey Wheel: World’s Largest Working Waterwheel

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(via Amusing Planet) The Laxey Wheel is a large waterwheel located in the village of Laxey in the Isle of

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(via Smithsonian) The invention was once received with chilly skepticism but has become a fixture of American life.

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(via Vox) Lunar samples are a time capsule. Scientists say we should go back for more.

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(via Amusing Planet) Of all things Thomas Alva Edison is known for, concrete is not one of them. It was

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(via Amusing Planet) When cell phones were first introduced, they were unattractive, brick-like devices that could do nothing more than

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(via Listverse) A modern wonder is imaging and our ability to share pictures globally within seconds. People alive today can

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(via Smithsonian) Open-heart procedures evolved rapidly once Mayo Clinic surgeon John Kirklin made his improvements to an earlier invention

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(via Popular Mechanics) “Wise Guy” is only the second B-52 brought back from retirement to flying status.

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(via Listverse) Silicon, one of the most important elements of recent times, is a vital component of high-powered integrated circuits and

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(via Smithsonian) Francis Rogallo’s invention would have brought returning space vehicles in for a runway landing, instead of an ocean

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(via Popular Mechanics) Iconic American architecture doesn’t fit neatly in a box. Everything from cloud-scraping skyscrapers to flowing museums fit

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(via Smithsonian) Two decades before the first American woman flew to space, a group of female cosmonauts trained in Star