10 Surprising Secrets From Apollo 11’s Historic Moon Landing
(via Discover) This year is the 49th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the first time humans walked on
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9 Chilly Facts About Frozen Food Pioneer Clarence Birdseye
(via mental_floss) Whenever you grab a frozen dinner for a quick, prep-free meal, you’re in some debt to Clarence “Bob”
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Inside the World’s Only Chile Pepper Research Institute
(via Atlas Obscura) It’s hard to imagine New Mexico without its peppers, which in the region retain the Spanish spelling
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Things scientists wish they hadn’t discovered
( via Grunge) We all do things we later come to regret, but for most of us that means a
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How Ventriloquism Tricks the Brain
(via Jstor) New research shows our brains place more weight on vision than hearing in identifying the source of a
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10 Facts About Aspirin
(via Mental Floss) Aspirin may be one of the world’s best-known wonder drugs, able to cure everything from cure a
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Why Do Mosquitoes Bite Some People More Than Others?
(via Smithsonian) Blood type, metabolism, exercise, shirt color and even drinking beer can make individuals especially delicious to mosquitoes.
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The Science of Saving the Declaration of Independence
(via Popular Mechanics) Since 1776, the paper the Declaration of Independenceis on has had a fairly rough time. A forensic
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10 Pieces Of Technology That Won’t Exist In 20 Years
(via Listverse) Technology is always changing without us even realizing it half the time. In fact, it evolves at such
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A brief history of the S’More
(via Smithsonian) The gooey chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallow snack became popular thanks to technological advances of the Industrial Revolution,
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How the Humble Pencil Conquered the World
(via Popular Mechanics) Pencils aren’t just for the SATs. It is the go-to drawing tool of the carpenter and the
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10 Inventors You Didn’t Know Who Created Things We Use Today
(via Listverse) We take inventions that were created years ago for granted. But we often forget about the people who
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