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The Weirdest Cars Ever Made
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Automobile designers and engineers have often pushed boundaries to make faster, sleeker, and more attractive cars. But sometimes that effort results in vehicles so eccentric that the world looks on in bemusement. These automotive oddities aren’t necessarily bad cars, but they certainly stand out for being well beyond the norm, whether it’s a vehicle so tiny it can fit through a doorway or a propeller-powered safety hazard. Here are seven of the most curious cars ever presented to an unsuspecting public. Credit: © Jim/stock.adobe.com Leyat Helica In 1913, French biplane designer Marcel Leyat had what ...Read More
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Science & IndustryFact16The first world map to mention ‘America’ was published in 1507.
In 1507, a group of scholars in the small French town of Saint-Dié published a world map that changed how Europeans saw the globe — and gave “America” its name.…
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Science & IndustryArticle475 Inventions That Failed Spectacularly
From the wheel to the light bulb, innovation has played a central role in the story of human civilization. But history’s inventors also left behind a trail of misfires, failures,…
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Science & IndustryFact3Refrigerators used to be toxic.
Iceless refrigerators have come a long way since the 1920s, when they first became affordable for home kitchens. Since then, there have been many technological advances in refrigeration — including…
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Science & IndustryFact2The oldest recording of a president is the voice of Benjamin Harrison.
Some presidential voices are instantly recognizable, such as John F. Kennedy’s distinctive New England accent or Ronald Reagan’s folksy tone. But we’ll never definitively know what presidents such as George…
