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Department of Defense Calls for Biodegradable, Seed-Planting Ammo
These seed bombs could make Army training easier on the environment
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How a Children’s Toy Could Help Fight Malaria
A 20-cent whirligig-like centrifuge could help doctors in remote regions diagnose disease
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This Swiss Grocery Will Soon Sell Mealworm Burgers
In the continued quest for sustainable proteins, another company is wriggling into the market
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People Have Tried to Make U.S. Cigarette Warning Labels More Graphic for Decades
On this day in 1964, the surgeon general officially said that smoking causes cancer. But warning labels in America still don’t show its effects
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The Hot Toddy: A “Medicinal” Drink That Might Actually Work
On National Hot Toddy Day, warm up with this tasty drink, whether you’re sick or not
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This Three-Wheeled, Battery-Powered Plastic Car-Bike Was a Giant Flop in 1985
But today, some have asked if Sir Clive Sinclair was just ahead of his time
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John D. Rockefeller Was the Richest Person To Ever Live. Period
Standard Oil, his company, is one of the biggest reasons we have anti-monopoly laws
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What Tech Writers Said About the iPhone When It Debuted Ten Years Ago
Not everyone thought the sleek phone/browser/music player would have mainstream appeal
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The Inventor of the Telegraph Was Also America’s First Photographer
The daguerreotype craze took over New York in the mid-nineteenth century
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Finland Has a New Social Experiment: Giving People Free Money
Two thousand unemployed Finns will now get around $594 a month—whether they get jobs or not
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On This Day in 1847, a Texas Ranger Walked Into Samuel Colt’s Shop and Said, Make Me a Six-Shooter
Samuel Colt was a clever marketer as well as a talented inventor
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If Isaac Asimov Had Named The Smartphone, He Might Have Called It The “Pocket Computer Mark II”
The sci-fi author correctly predicted a number of innovations that have come to pass
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From people stealing baby bison and Yosemite trademarks to epic blooms in Death Valley, 2016 has been an eventful centennial year for the NPS
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Five Years Ago, This Island Nation Lost an Entire Day
On this day in 2011, Samoa switched sides of the international date line for the second time, losing December 30 in the process. Here’s why
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You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanbul
Stanford scientists have digitally created the building’s unique sound, taking listeners back to the Middle Ages
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France Is Paving More Than 600 Miles of Road With Solar Panels
In five years, France hopes the panels will supply power to 5 million people
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Why Crossword Puzzles Are Still Mostly Written By Humans
Computers can write sports articles, replace stock brokers and help diagnose patients. But they can’t write good crosswords
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Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination
The founding fathers struggled with the idea of whether the top leader should be impeachable
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On This Day, The Black Box Proved Its Worth
The Park Slope plane crash was a tragedy, but it proved the importance of the flight data recorder
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