Top 10 Inventions That Changed The World
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The Flying Tanks of World War 2
(via Amusing Planet) Dropping supplies including combat vehicles to troops on the ground was one of the biggest achievements of
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The First Mobile Phone Call Was Made 75 Years Ago
(via Smithsonian) The evolution of the cell phone illustrates what it takes for technologies to go from breakthrough to big
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11 Fast Facts About Amtrak
(via Mental Floss) It’s been 50 years since Congress established the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to salvage the nation’s struggling
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Remembering the Spitfire
(via Smithsonian) Spit’ pilots flew their first combat missions over Dunkirk during the Battle of France
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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Holds Piece of Wright Brothers History
(via Smithsonian) Secured under Ingenuity’s solar panels is a stamp-sized swatch of fabric from the Wright Flyer
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Top 10 Victorian Era Crime Solving Techniques
(via Listverse)The Victorian Era spanned the length of Queen Victoria’s reign in England, lasting from 1837-1901. This age in English
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This High Schooler Invented Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infection
(via Smithsonian) After winning a state science fair and becoming a finalist in a national competition, Dasia Taylor now has
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The Octagon Houses of Orson Fowler
(via Amusing Planet) Orson Fowler wanted to design the best house, but he detested the traditional boxy shapes. Too many
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The Robots That Paved the Way For Apollo
(via Smithsonian) Then as now, machines preceded the humans.
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The Unexpected Logic Behind Area Codes
(via Atlas Obscura) Why aren’t they laid out in an obvious way, like ZIP Codes are?
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NASA’s Helicopter Ingenuity Will Attempt the First Flight on Mars
(via Smithsonian) If the craft succeeds, it will provide crucial information for exploring the other planets by air
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