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This Light Bulb Has Been Burning Since 1901

(via mental_floss) There’s a light bulb in Livermore, California that won’t go out. It hangs on a cord from the ceiling

(via Popular Mechanics) Yes, the modern smartphone is powerful than the computer used by NASA during the Apollo mission, but

(via Popular Mechanics) The science of density—not to mention surface area—has allowed us humans to enormous craft for centuries. But

A video filmed on January 13th, 2017 by the European Space Agency shows two astronauts working on a power upgrade

(via Great Big Story) Dr. Judah Levine’s job is to keep time standardized. In 1969, Levine helped the National Institute

(via Quartz) IBM announced it has managed to successfully store data on a single atom for the first time. The

(via Popular Mechanics) Bootlegging gangsters firing a barrage of bullets at the G-men in pursuit—that’s picture you might have of

(via Amusing Planet) In the North Atlantic, British fleets were taking a pounding against German U-boats. Planes could protect the

(via OZY) Our digital data trails tell a lot about us. What sites we go to, what links we click…But

(via Popular Mechanics) Columbia, the Apollo 11 command module, will get its first significant conservation effort in 40 years—just in

(via Neatorama) Here’s a piece of Atomic Age history you’ve probably never heard of: the civilian Ground Observer Corps, thousands

(via mental_floss) The Shamrock Shake has been a seasonal McDonald’s specialty for decades, but even the classics can benefit from