15 Secrets of Forensic Artists
(via mental_floss) Despite recent advancements in DNA evidence-gathering and high-tech investigative tools, a simple pencil-on-paper sketch can still have a significant
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How to Digitize a 357-Year-Old Atlas That’s Nearly 6 Feet Tall
(via Atlas Obscura) Archives and libraries are often tasked with digitizing old books in their collections to preserve them and
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Why Police Started Wearing Gloves at Crime Scenes
(via mental_floss) Wearing gloves at a crime scene seems like a no-brainer. Not only does it help prevent the contamination
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A Visit to the Synthetic Cadaver Factory
(via Atlas Obscura) In an ordinary Tampa, Florida, office park, just a couple of blocks from a bustling thoroughfare, a
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Martian Soil Could Be Used to Build a Colony
(via Real Clear Science) In all likelihood, a Martian colony won’t resemble a silver city rising in stark contrast to
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Everything You Need to Know About Ejecting From a Fighter Jet
(via Popular Mechanics) The last thing a fighter pilot wants to do is eject. Once those rockets fire under the
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Vehicular Vengeance: The Origin of Lamborghini
(via Great Big Story) Lamborghinis and Ferraris are well known for being the most expensive and opulent sports cars on
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7 Scientific Advances That Came out of World War I
(via Popular Mechanics) When we hear about the scientific advances that came out of World War I, which the United
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10 Amazing Ways Video Games Can Change Your Life
(via Neatorama) They can save your life, crush your soul, make you a fortune, or even leave you penniless. Here
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First of Its Class, America’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Is Underway at Sea
(via Popular Mechanics) The aircraft carrier Gerald Ford, the U.S. Navy’s latest supercarrier, is finally at sea undergoing testing. The
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The Japanese Hotel Staffed By Robots
(via Amusing Planet) In the last few weeks, we have been hearing a lot about how robots have been replacing
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How a Wild West Showman Brought Man-Lifting Kites to the British Army
(via Atlas Obscura) Around 1900, so-called “man-lifting kites” were gaining in popularity throughout the U.S. and Europe and had especially
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