How Books Designed for Soldiers’ Pockets Changed Publishing Forever
(via Atlas Obscura) In early June, 1944, tens of thousands of American troops prepared to storm the beaches of Normandy,
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The Invention Nobody Wanted That Became a Top Selling Office Product
(via Neatorama and Today I Learned)The most mundane items often have a fascinating story behind them. Post-It Notes? We use
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10 Most Plausible Pyramid Construction Theories
(via Listverse) One of the most baffling mysteries in history has been trying to explain the incredible feat of engineering
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10 Human Test Subjects Whose Deaths Left A Lasting Legacy
(via Listverse) Over the centuries, the medical field has seen incredible advancements. Unfortunately, those advancements haven’t come free, and there
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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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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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How Ketchup Revolutionized How Food Is Grown, Processed and Regulated
(via Smithsonian) 97 percent of Americans have a ketchup bottle in the fridge, usually Heinz, and we buy some 10
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How to Fly a Helicopter on Mars
(via Popular Mechanics) The atmosphere on Mars at the planet’s surface is as thin as our planet’s air at 100,000
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Netflix turns 20…
(via Quartz) Moviegoers once devoted substantial chunks of their Friday evenings to perusing the aisles of video stores. You’d go
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The Truth About the Origin of Floating Soap
(via Today I Found Out) Ivory has been producing their uniquely floating soap for the well over a century now
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One band, 567 printers and A LOT of paper
(via Miss Cellania) OK Go has a new song. For this group, the song itself is pretty much an extraneous
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The Man Behind the Failed “Car of Tomorrow” Wanted to Revolutionize More Than Just Cars
(via Atlas Obscura) A look at the patents and inventions of Preston Tucker reveal that he could have made an
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