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A Team of Explorers and Scientists Traveled Through Antarctica—By Kite

(via Atlas Obscura) The team, officially known as Asociación Polar Trineo de Viento, conquered 1,577 miles at temperatures as low

(via Smithsonian) Have you ever noticed that almost every barn you have ever seen is red? The simple answer to

(via Mental Floss) We’ve learned enough about physics to send humans to the Moon. We’ve discovered that DNA carries our

(via Mental Floss) Most of us are familiar with neon as a term for bright colors and vibrant signs, but

(via Popular Mechanics) Robert Ballard had to do the Navy a favor before he could proceed with his hunt for

(via mental_floss) In 1902, Scotland sent explorers on an official national expedition to Antarctica, headed up by polar scientist and

(via Listverse) Some of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables we eat today are man-made hybrids. They were created through selective

(via Amusing Planet) The Space Power Facility (SPF) in Sandusky, Ohio, is the world’s largest vacuum chamber measuring 30 meters

(via Atlas Obscura) The strange truth about leftovers is that they often taste better the next day. It seems counter-intuitive:

(via Listverse) New technologies and innovations linked to old ones are unlocking scientific mysteries in ways never thought possible. These

(via Mental Floss) The Rorschach test, named after creator and psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach, has been allowing people to interpret its

(via Atlas Obscura) On August 4, 1972, near the North Vietnamese port of Hai Phong, dozens of mines hiding in