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LightSail 2 Launches to Soar on Power of Sunshine

The Planetary Society's second solar sail will attempt to use sunlight to fly through space

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A 2018 restoration attempt left the 16th-century statue looking like a cartoon character

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LightSail 2 Launches to Soar on Power of Sunshine — LightSail 2 Launches to Soar on Power of Sunshine

The Planetary Society's second solar sail will attempt to use sunlight to fly through space

St. George Statue Undergoes ‘Unrestoration' — St. George Statue Undergoes ‘Unrestoration'

A 2018 restoration attempt left the 16th-century statue looking like a cartoon character

The Stonewall of the South That History Forgot — The Stonewall of the South That History Forgot

A month after the riots in New York, a raid on an Atlanta movie theater sparked a gay liberation movement of its own

New Census Counted All Central Park's Squirrels — New Census Counted All Central Park's Squirrels

Three hundred people tallied up the number of bushy-tailed residents over the course of 11 days last October

Four WWI Trenches and Tunnels You Can Explore — Four WWI Trenches and Tunnels You Can Explore

These four sites give visitors a glimpse into the trench warfare tactics soldiers experienced during the Great War

How Apollo 11 Astronauts Exercised — How Apollo 11 Astronauts Exercised

To counter the effects of weightlessness, NASA equipped Apollo 11 with an Exer-Genie for isometric exercises

Why Prohibition Was Set Up to Fail Right From the Start — Why Prohibition Was Set Up to Fail Right From the Start

From the very beginning, prohibition was set up to fail. With only 1,500 agents charged with stopping the flow of alcohol into the U.S., most people continued drinking as they had done before

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