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30 Years On, the ‘Worst Car Ever Built’ Has a Fervent Fan Club

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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) In honor of International Tiger Day (which was celebrated on July 29th), here are a few things

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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

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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 Listverse) For most people who develop medical conditions due to unforeseen diseases or accidents, life tends to get more

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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) On December 26, 1783, a crowd gathered outside the observatory in Montpellier, a French city near the

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(via Smithsonian) Three hundred people tallied up the number of bushy-tailed residents over the course of 11 days last October.

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(via Popular Mechanics) Residents of the German town of Limberg woke up to a startling sight Monday morning: a crater