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6 Otherworldly Facts About the Space Race
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As tensions rose on Earth during the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union also vied for celestial supremacy. The space race between the two superpowers began shortly after World War II, and captivated the public until tensions finally eased in the 1970s. With the help of top scientists and talented pilots, Americans, Soviets, and other nations sought to do the seemingly impossible by conquering the final frontier. These decades were marked by scientific achievements and setbacks that make this space-obsessed era one of the most fascinating periods in the 20th century. Here are ...Read More
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Science & IndustryFact12Christmas lights were invented as a publicity stunt.
Thomas Edison is known as one of history’s greatest inventors, but he was also a master of marketing. In 1879, Edison’s incandescent bulb was still in its infancy, but the…
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Science & IndustryArticle80What Did Neanderthals Sound Like?
Ever since the first Neanderthal fossils were identified in the mid-19th century, these ancient humans have generally been portrayed as brutish and inarticulate — interpretations steeped in the racial prejudices…
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Science & IndustryFact9Until the 1980s, most households rented rather than owned their phones.
Home phones really took off in the 1940s, but for the next several decades, almost nobody who used a telephone actually owned one. Instead, most customers rented the phones in…
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Science & IndustryFact8Nostalgia was once considered a disease (and it could be fatal).
Today, nostalgia means getting sentimental about childhood snacks or reruns of TV shows we only half remember. But in centuries past, it was treated as a deadly medical disorder —…
