Science & History
Sisters Made Motorcycle History (Then Got Arrested For Wearing Pants)
In 1916, two sisters rode across the country on motorcycles to make history.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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16 Ancient Gods That Are Metal As All Hell
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- By Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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America Killed A Cuban Cow With A Failed Satellite Launch
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- By Ryan Menezes
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'Jingle Bells' Eyebrow-Arching History And Creation
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- By Zanandi Botes
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
5 Strange Details Of Japan's 19th-Century UFO
They didn't have a word for it, but we'd call it a flying saucer.
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- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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Spot Something On A Distant Planet? It Might Be Much Closer Than That
Not a smudge on the telescope—think closer than that.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Astronaut Who Was Allergic To The Moon
NASA's Harrison Schmitt was in for a rough surprise when he found out that he was allergic to moon dust.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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The Heart Attack On The Moon, That NASA Covered Up
They spotted it, didn't tell the astronauts, and kept it out of the logs.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Let Go Of Tools In Space, And Lose Them Forever
One astronaut lost $100,000 of tools this way.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Day That Had No News: April 18, 1930
On a news broadcast in 1930, the BBC officially reported that there was no news.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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A Joke Election Led To Our First Woman Mayor (And Prohibition)
Kansas drunks bit off more than they could chew.
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- By Nathan Williams
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Remembering The Cabbie Who Tossed A President Into Pig Poop
Let's go, Buren.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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5 Nice-Sounding Government Policies With Secret Racist Origins
The government never does anything out of the kindness of its heart.
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- By Michael Dawson
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The Plan To Move The White House And Capitol To St. Louis (By Train)
This way, they'd avoid those D.C. mosquitos.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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There's A Tree That Owns Itself
We may not be homeowners yet, but this tree sure is.
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- By Crystal Duan
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