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A Brief History of DayGlo

(via mental_floss) In 1933, a student at the University of California named Bob Switzer fell and hit his head. He

(via Atlas Obscura) The bongs will soon be gone. Big Ben — the huge clock bell of Britain’s Parliament — will

(via mental_floss) Back in the early 20th century, engineers attempting to push the limits of roller coaster thrills subjected riders

(via Popular Mechanics) Flying in a jetliner is extraordinarily safe: There have been no fatal crashes on a U.S. scheduled

(via Popular Mechanics) When the Golden Gate Bridge went up in 1937, it was the longest suspended bridge span in

(via Popular Science) Sprawled over several buildings, McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base is the largest indoor-weather testing

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(via Wired) Over decades of Apollo, Mir, Skylab, space shuttle, and International Space Station missions, astronauts have had medical concerns

(via Harvard Business Week) Don’t feel bad if you haven’t spent much time considering cellophane. It’s deliberately transparent, after all. You’re

(via Atlas Obscura) For centuries, the average home had windows, but not necessarily glass covering those windows—in part, because glass

(via Amusing Planet) In the summer of 1858, Londoners found themselves in the middle of a big stinking problem. For

(via Atlas Obscura) The plastic straw is a simple invention with relatively modest value: For a few moments, the device