The Very Modern Life of an Old-Timey Baseball Organist
(via Atlas Obscura) Powered by technology and enthusiasm, Fenway Park’s Josh Kantor pulls out all the stops.
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The Existential Horror Created by the First X-Ray Images
(via Atlas Obscura) The hand of Anna Bertha Roentgen, wife of inventor and scientist Wilhelm Roentgen was the first radiograph,
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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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5 Fighters That Show the History of the U.S. Air Force
(via Popular Mechanics) September 18th was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United States Air Force. The service,
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How to steer a spacecraft into Saturn
(via Washington Post) A billion-dollar spacecraft named Cassini is about to burn up as it plunges into the atmosphere of
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Signal Hill: The Birthplace of Modern Communications
(via Amusing Planet) Overlooking the harbor of St John’s, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, is a massive piece of rock
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10 Technological Innovations That Changed the NFL
(via Popular Mechanics) Are you ready for some football? As NFL 2017 kicks off, let’s look back at the technologies
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The Biggest Things Ever to be Transported by Sea
(via 1st Move) Shipping makes the world go round. Literally. Every day, thousands of containers are loaded on to enormous
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‘Smart’ Rubber Bands Are on Their Way
(via Atlas Obscura) Since they were patented in 1845, rubber bands have been put to a staggering variety of uses.
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September 1942 – Making the New York Times
(via Retronaut) In September 1942, Office of War Information photographer Marjory Collins paid a visit to the offices of the New
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The Goodyear Blimp Has a Ghostly, Mysterious Past
(via Popular Mechanics) In 1942, a U.S. Navy airship flew over the Golden Gate, its mission to search for Japanese
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5 Quick Facts About the Hashtag
(via mental_floss) The use of the hashtag as a Twitter tool to denote a specific topic in order for the
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