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How the First Popular Video Game Kicked Off Generations of Virtual Adventure

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 0 Comments

(via Smithsonian) A simple contest of sci-fi strategy, ‘Spacewar!’ ushered in what is now a 140 billion dollar industry.

(via Atlas Obscura) Miami blues have returned from the dead. Twice.

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 0 Comments

(via Amusing Planet) Some 250 kilometers northeast of Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province, lies Dongchuan, a rural area

(via Listverse) As the fifth-largest continent, you would think that the secrets of Antarctica would be widely known. However, this

(via Smithsonian) First introduced 150 years ago, the device was meant to prevent accidents—but then it caused one.

(via Amusing Planet) The Space Power Facility (SPF) in Sandusky, Ohio, is the world’s largest vacuum chamber measuring 30 meters

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 0 Comments

(via Listverse) Throughout history, most of the world’s leaders, philosophers, and inventors have been men. Yet many things we know

(via Listverse) New technologies and innovations linked to old ones are unlocking scientific mysteries in ways never thought possible. These

(via Atlas Obscura) How one of the country’s favorite apples went from pint-sized to pound-sized.

(via Popular Mechanics) If wisdom comes with age, then Star Trek—the series that’s taught us diplomacy, morality, and workplace ethics

November 29, 2018November 28, 2018 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) ‘Tis the season for spreading joy, spending time with loved ones, and vanquishing your opponents in a

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 0 Comments

(via Atlas Obscura) Turns out early cave art wasn’t just depictions of animals and other terrestrial scenes. The truth is