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12 Secrets of Roller Coaster Designers

(via mental_floss) Back in the early 20th century, engineers attempting to push the limits of roller coaster thrills subjected riders

(via The Atlantic) Until the 20th century, only the wealthy or dying might have witnessed someone trying to cool the

(via Amusing Planet) Spread over nearly 900 square miles in the high desert of eastern Idaho, lies the vast campus

(via Popular Mechanics) Flying in a jetliner is extraordinarily safe: There have been no fatal crashes on a U.S. scheduled

(via Popular Science) Sprawled over several buildings, McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base is the largest indoor-weather testing

(via mental_floss) There’s a new resident of the International Space Station, and it’s definitely the cutest one there. The JEM

( via Grunge) We all do things we later come to regret, but for most of us that means a

(via The Guardian) Ten years ago today, the first iPhone hit stores in the US. On paper, the device was

(via New Scientist) Astronauts could soon be waking up to the smell of freshly baked bread. A new dough mixture

(via History) After 14 years and 27 deaths while being constructed, the Brooklyn Bridge opened, connecting the great cities of

(via Wired) Without the recording lathe, Willie Nelson would have never heard the Carter Family sing. Neither would Merle Haggard

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(via Grunge) From time to time, everyone has a revolutionary idea, one that could change the world. But then something