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10 Relics From the Horse-Powered City

(via mental_floss) The commerce and transportation of modern cities initially relied on the horse. While there are still places where

(via Popular Mechanics) During the Second World War, the United States sent thousands of tanks and armored vehicles to the

(via mental_floss) In 2006, NASA placed a 1991 postage stamp inside the New Horizons spacecraft before sending it off to

(via Popular Mechanics) Even after they’re obsolete, technologies can take a long time to fully die out. It was only

July 22, 2016July 21, 2016 0 Comments craft

(via mental_floss & Discovery) Founded in 1872, the Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry in Asten, Netherlands is the world’s largest maker

(via Popular Mechanics) Even after 47 years, lunar dust still clings to the gloves and helmet Neil Armstrong wore when

(via Mental Floss) On July 17, 1902, Willis Haviland Carrier finished drawing up plans for what is today considered the

(via Smithsonian) The computer code that sent Apollo 11 to the moon just resurfaced online and is chock-full of jokes.

July 15, 2016July 12, 2016 0 Comments energy

(via The Week) Come 2021, if all goes as planned, Los Angeles will have the biggest battery in the world.

(via BBC) In response to the new, devastating weapons of industrialized warfare of World War I came equally advanced medical

(via Popular Mechanics) When a fresh crew blasts off toward the International Space Station this week, their first task will

Last Space Shuttle launch – Atlantis – STS-135 July 21, 2011. A pilot in the area was able to shoot