Science & Industry
The Weirdest Cars Ever Made
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Science & IndustryFact3The Mississippi River once flowed backward for several hours.
As a general rule, rivers flow forward (which is to say, downhill) rather than backward. The mighty Mississippi is no exception, and yet a February 7, 1812, earthquake near New…
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Science & IndustryFact12Cars used to have foot-operated headlight switches.
If you bought a classic car today, you might be surprised to find a small metal button on the floor next to the gas and brake pedals. This is the…
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Science & IndustryFact18Victorian wallpaper was toxic.
In the Victorian era, wallpaper could — and sometimes did — kill. The culprit was in the colors — specifically, a set of wildly popular pigments known as arsenical greens. Beginning…
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Science & IndustryArticle105 Scientific Discoveries Born From Self-Experimentation
Throughout history, some bold scientists have taken the ultimate research risk when it comes to proving the efficacy of their work: experimenting on themselves. Due to constraints of time, funding,…






