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Found: 17th-Century Warships at the Bottom of a Swedish Channel

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(via Atlas Obscura) They could be related to the famous, ill-fated “Vasa.”

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(via Mental Floss) In 2012, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to venture beyond our solar system. The space

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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

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

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(via Smithsonian) In the 1930s, a forgotten federal bureau experimented with ways to make soy and other products more popular

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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.

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