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11 Incredible Stephen Hawking Quotes

(via Mental Floss) When Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at age 21, doctors thought he’d only survive

(via Great Big Story) On the little island of Kihnu, seven miles off the coast of Estonia, women run the

(via NPR) In 1866, sailors on a German barque called Paula tossed a gin bottle with a message into waters

(via Mental Floss) Around the world, over 600 million people live near one of 1500 active terrestrial volcanoes. Who’s keeping

(via Action Lab) The host of The Action Lab sat down to demonstrate and explain how he was able to

(via Great Big Story) Moving homes can be a tough adjustment, but moving an entire town? In Kiruna, Sweden, an

(via Atlas Obscura) Jeremy Bentham died 186 years ago. Now conservators are transporting his “auto-icon” from London to New York for

(via Jalopnik) You, a human being who we imagine likes to drive cars, are probably aware of the signs posted

(via Grunge) Are you bored of your office job? Looking for a little excitement in your 9-to-5? Good news! There

(via Atlas Obscura) Before orange (the fruit, that is) stormed Europe, yellow-red was called simply that: yellow-red, or even just

(via Great Big Story) Before Nicole was born, Ed was already laying down the tracks for his daughter to follow.

(via Great Big Story) In Japan, there’s a specialty fruit craze sweeping the nation, from square watermelons to grapes the