Inside America’s Last Great Pinball Factory
(via Popular Mechanics) Back in the day, if you lost a quarter to a pinball machine you likely lost it to
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This Device Collects Water From the Clouds
(via Smithsonian) On a dry, rocky slope of Mount Boutmezguida in southwest Morocco, a series of mesh billboards stand perched
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Why Planes Don’t Fly Any Faster Than They Did in the 1960s
(via mental_floss) The airplane experience has changed a lot since the 1960s, when tickets could cost up to five times
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This Light Bulb Has Been Burning Since 1901
(via mental_floss) There’s a light bulb in Livermore, California that won’t go out. It hangs on a cord from the ceiling
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How Do NASA’s Apollo Computers Stack Up to an iPhone?
(via Popular Mechanics) Yes, the modern smartphone is powerful than the computer used by NASA during the Apollo mission, but
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Just Call Him the ‘Time Lord’
(via Great Big Story) Dr. Judah Levine’s job is to keep time standardized. In 1969, Levine helped the National Institute
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IBM has figured out how to store data on a single atom
(via Quartz) IBM announced it has managed to successfully store data on a single atom for the first time. The
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How Sears and Montgomery Ward Changed American Shipping
(via Atlas Obscura) Decades ago, long before Amazon Prime, when the American shipping industry was still in its infancy, it
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The Future of Advertising Starts With Your Face
(via OZY) Our digital data trails tell a lot about us. What sites we go to, what links we click…But
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The Serendipitous History of Superglue
(via TED Ed) Some of the innovations that emerged out of World War II are well-documented, ranging from the microwave
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The Real Story Behind the Myth of Area 51
(via Popular Mechanics) In the middle of the barren Nevada desert, there’s a dusty unmarked road that leads to the
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Making an Animatronic Gorilla Head Is Complicated and Cool
(via Popular Mechanics & Lustre Effects) Have you ever wondered what goes into making a lifelike animatronic animal? The hair,
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