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The First Air-to-Air Refueling, Long Beach, California, November 12, 1921

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This post was originally published on this siteAerial refueling allows aircraft engines to receive fuel while in flight and today is common for many large […]

Tomatoes May Scream When Sliced

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This post was originally published on this siteImagine you cut into a tomatoes with a newly sharpened knife. Imagine that you measure a finite electrical […]

Tree Aesthetic Surgery, ca. 1890

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This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1880 in Kent, Ohio, by John Davey, Davey Tree Care Co. was a company that offered […]

The Lavery Electric Automatic Phrenometer, 1907

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This post was originally published on this siteHumans are curious about brains and their workings, which led to this hulking unit’s development. Seen here in […]

October 18, 1963: Félicette, a Black and White Female Parisian Stray Cat, Became the First Cat Launched Into Space

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This post was originally published on this siteFrance’s first astro-critter came late to the space game. Her name was Felicette and she was launched on […]

11 Yesterday’s Failed Ideas Are Today’s Great Inventions

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This post was originally published on this siteWhen a new idea comes along, people often don’t know what to make of it. That’s why so […]

Here’s the Only Known Photo of the Antonov A-40, a Crazy Soviet Flying Tank in the 1940s

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This post was originally published on this siteWhat if a tank could fly onto a battlefield with a crew inside? This was a question that […]

The First Robot in History: The Automaton Trumpet Player Made by Friedrich Kaufmann From 1810

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This post was originally published on this siteThe Trumpet Player was made in 1810 by Johann Friedrich Kaufmann. It is certainly one of the most […]

Nuclear Test Dummies: Creepy Photos Show a Fake Town Filled With Mannequins to Test Out Nuclear Weapons in 1953

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This post was originally published on this siteIn order to better understand the blast and thermal effects of a nuclear bomb, the US dropped a […]

When Your Computer Room Air Conditioner Fails

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This post was originally published on this siteThat is how I see my office and dream about a conditioner fail. I don’t care about the […]

The Mayans Used to Decorate Their Teeth by Place Carved Stone Inlays Into Prepared Cavities in Live Front Teeth

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This post was originally published on this siteTo the Mayans, jade was a symbol of wealth and power, green was associated with health and vitality. […]

Chronophotographic Gun, the First Invention to Capture Moving Images on the Same Plate, 1882

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This post was originally published on this siteA polymorphic scientific, Étienne-Jules Marey (5 March 1830 – 15 May 1904) explored numerous techniques and disciplines, obsessed […]

Skeletons of Grover Krantz and His Dog, Clyde, at the Smithsonian Museum

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This post was originally published on this siteSame guy, same dog. Grover Krantz donated his body to science. His skeleton was articulated along with the […]

The First-Ever Photo of a Total Solar Eclipse Was Taken by Julius Berkowski on July 28, 1851

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This post was originally published on this siteSince the earliest days of photography, scientists worked at making a successful image of the corona during a […]

35 Cool Photos of People Posing With Their Record Players in the 1950s and ’60s

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This post was originally published on this siteInvented in 1877 by Thomas Edison as a phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone or […]

July 5, 1966: The World’s Most Famous Sheep, Dolly, Was Born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland

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This post was originally published on this siteDolly was part of a series of experiments at the Roslin Institute, part of the University of Edinburgh […]

Historical Photos of Convair Model 118 ConvAirCar, a Prototype Flying Car of Which Only 2 Were Built in 1947

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This post was originally published on this siteIf you think the other flying cars all look a little too much like airplanes, join the club. […]

Vintage Photos of Gas Bag Vehicles During the Wars

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This post was originally published on this siteWood gas cars were not the only answer to the limited supply of gasoline in World War One […]

The Toilet Snorkel: This Real Invention Patented in 1982 Could Save Your Life!

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This post was originally published on this siteImagine you’re staying in an upper floor of a high-rise hotel and a fire breaks out. Unfortunately, you […]

The Very First Version of Tetris Was Released Into the World on June 6, 1984

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This post was originally published on this siteTetris was created in June 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov, an artificial intelligence researcher working for the Soviet Academy […]

30 Cool Snaps Capture Women Posing By TVs in the 1960s

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This post was originally published on this siteJust like anything else, television had its struggles to become a nationwide mass media in the 1950s. However, […]

Discovery of the Statue of Antinous at Delphi in 1894

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This post was originally published on this siteOn July 1, 1893, at the excavation of Delphi near the Temple of Apollo, archaeologists uncovered a near-perfectly […]

Human Torpedo in Use by the Israeli Commando Unit, 1967

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This post was originally published on this siteHuman torpedoes or manned torpedoes are a type of diver propulsion vehicle on which the diver rides, generally […]

April 11, 1976: Apple I Computer Is Released

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This post was originally published on this siteDeveloped by Steve Wozniak and marketed by Steve Jobs, the first Apple computer, the Apple I sold for […]

April 1, 1962: Sweden Was Convinced It Could View Black and White Television in Color

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This post was originally published on this siteColor television wasn’t widespread until 1966, but some Swedes armed with nylon stockings tried to get it four […]

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