The 17 Designs That Bell Almost Used for the Layout of Telephone Buttons - Megan Garber - The Atlantic

The 17 Designs That Bell Almost Used for the Layout of Telephone Buttons - Megan Garber - The Atlantic: "calculator layout"

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BBC News - Deep microbes live long and slow

BBC News - Deep microbes live long and slow:

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20 Things You Didn't Know About... Failure | DiscoverMagazine.com

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Failure | DiscoverMagazine.com:

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Why Do We Clap?

Michael (from vSauce) outdoes himself as he analyses the social phenomenon of clapping, cocooning (a la the Solarians in Asimov's Naked Sun), and the social evolution of homo sapiens.

Must Watch: Examining Five Tracking Shots from Paul Thomas Anderson's Films | Rope of Silicon

Must Watch: Examining Five Tracking Shots from Paul Thomas Anderson's Films | Rope of Silicon:

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Ion Thruster Sets World Record | NASA

Ion Thruster Sets World Record | NASA:

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The Craziest Game in History ~ Barbados vs Grenada « Four Dimensional Football

The Craziest Game in History ~ Barbados vs Grenada « Four Dimensional Football:

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18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style | Death and Taxes

18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style | Death and Taxes:

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17 Problems Only Book Lovers Will Understand

17 Problems Only Book Lovers Will Understand:

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A Black Hole Mystery Wrapped in a Firewall Paradox - NYTimes.com

A Black Hole Mystery Wrapped in a Firewall Paradox - NYTimes.com:

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Scientific Method - The four steps of the scientific method.

Scientific Method - The four steps of the scientific method.:

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Watching Bacteria Evolve, With Predictable Results - NYTimes.com

Watching Bacteria Evolve, With Predictable Results - NYTimes.com:

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40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World «TwistedSifter

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World «TwistedSifter:

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40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World «TwistedSifter

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World «TwistedSifter:

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The 1931 Histomap: The entire history of the world distilled into a single map/chart.

The 1931 Histomap: The entire history of the world distilled into a single map/chart.:

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Woot for the Oat!

This is what my car needs - The Oatmeal:

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10 Civilizations That Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances

10 Civilizations That Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances:

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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows:

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Charges and taxes in restaurants! - Yahoo! India Finance

Charges and taxes in restaurants! - Yahoo! India Finance:

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Germans are no Wimps

Germans are no Wimps:

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One year on from the Higgs boson find, has physics hit the buffers? | Science | The Guardian

One year on from the Higgs boson find, has physics hit the buffers? | Science | The Guardian:

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Giant viruses open Pandora's box : Nature News & Comment

Giant viruses open Pandora's box : Nature News & Comment:

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Beautifully restored WW2 photos from over 70 years ago - Imgur

Beautifully restored WW2 photos from over 70 years ago - Imgur:

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Blast from the past

My mom bought me an old trunk. Inside of it, there were newspapers dated May 1st, 1951. Please go easy on me. - Imgur:

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