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During the Space Race, Gas Stations Gave Away Free Maps to the Moon

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(via Atlas Obscura) Standard Oil was not about to be left earthbound.

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(via Amusing Planet) The red line on this world map looks all curvy, but in reality is a perfectly straight

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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

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(via Popular Mechanics) A year on the ISS will alter an identical twin in very small ways.

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(via Listverse) Unlike the gecko and the octopus, humans, unfortunately, can’t regrow lost limbs after they’ve been severed. That’s why

(via Smithsonian) Today, less than 1 percent of vanilla flavoring comes from the vanilla flower. Is that a good thing?

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(via Smithsonian) As the National Portrait Gallery acquires a film poster of Hedy Lamarr, it’s worth reflecting on her double

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(via Listverse) It is tempting to think life in the 21st century is a world away from the 1800s, but

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(via Mental Floss) The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City is celebrating a big anniversary this

(via Listverse) The first device to be considered a true speech synthesizer was the VODER (Voice Operating Demonstrator) developed by

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(via Amusing Planet) Nearly a decade before Thomas Edison began working on incandescent lamps and a more affordable way to