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  • Meet the Creator of Spam Email
    July 10, 2019

    Meet the Creator of Spam Email

    Commonplace Fun Facts
  • No Bones About It: The Origin of the Chainsaw
    July 8, 2019

    No Bones About It: The Origin of the Chainsaw

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  • A Patent Need for Proofreading: Hilarious Patent Errors That Made History
    June 9, 2019

    A Patent Need for Proofreading: Hilarious Patent Errors That Made History

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  • Freezing at 100 Degrees
    May 25, 2019

    Freezing at 100 Degrees

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  • Hail Britannia — Ruling the Waves with Windows XP
    May 14, 2019

    Hail Britannia — Ruling the Waves with Windows XP

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  • Edison on Success
    April 22, 2019

    Edison on Success

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  • Most Creative Use of a Death Beam: Paying Off a Hotel Bill
    April 10, 2019

    Most Creative Use of a Death Beam: Paying Off a Hotel Bill

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  • How Bayer Once Held Trademarks For Aspirin and Heroin
    March 21, 2019

    How Bayer Once Held Trademarks For Aspirin and Heroin

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  • Visit the Town that Used Mirrors to Bring the Sun to the Least-Sunny Town on Earth
    March 8, 2019

    Visit the Town that Used Mirrors to Bring the Sun to the Least-Sunny Town on Earth

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  • Take a Bite Out of the Number of Bytes in the Internet
    March 1, 2019

    Take a Bite Out of the Number of Bytes in the Internet

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  • Get the Slick Facts about BAM — the World’s Slipperiest Substance
    February 26, 2019

    Get the Slick Facts about BAM — the World’s Slipperiest Substance

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  • Betting the Moon on NASA’s Success
    February 21, 2019

    Betting the Moon on NASA’s Success

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  • Have the Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript Finally Been Unlocked?
    February 11, 2019

    Have the Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript Finally Been Unlocked?

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  • Lake Karachay: An Hour at The World’s Most Polluted Lake Will Kill You
    January 28, 2019

    Lake Karachay: An Hour at The World’s Most Polluted Lake Will Kill You

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  • End Noodle Harassment With This Technological Marvel
    January 21, 2019

    End Noodle Harassment With This Technological Marvel

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