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On this day in 1963, a brand new island was born
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November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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On this day in 1918, WW1 ended abruptly, as illustrated by the silencing of artillery in this sound ranging tape
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Spooky.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Video: The Dumb Design of Modern Cars [25:11]
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October 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Engineers Discovered the Spectacular Secret to Making 17x Stronger Cement
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October 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body Chiron
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October 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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CO2 levels hit highest ever recorded, WMO says, warning of more extreme weather
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October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Does blood type matter in outer space?
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October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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On this day in 1854, a Japanese castaway returned home after accidentally circumnavigating the globe
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October 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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In Cold Blood, The Gay Panic Defense, and the Murder of John Walter Mooney
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October 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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A cartoonist's review of AI art
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October 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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80 years ago today, a chicken lost its head and became a star
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September 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Without looking it up, what’s the longest single-syllable English word you can think of?
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September 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Why haven't quantum computers factored 21 yet?
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August 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Video: Japan is (Literally) Dying Out [31:47]
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August 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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What happens once we spot the asteroid that will hit Earth?
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July 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Inside the Silicon Valley push to breed super-babies
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July 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Lettervoxd: Esoteric words from about 25,000 movies from the past century
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July 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Photos: What a Nuclear Explosion Looks Like
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July 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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A century of quantum mechanics
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July 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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The Art of Simple Sabotage - CIA
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July 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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On this day in 1971 a Soyuz spacecraft decompressed, exposing 3 cosmonauts to near-vacuum
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June 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Astronomers spot likely birthplace of a new giant planet
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June 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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The impossible predicament of the death newts
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June 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Video: Space War is Real, Here’s How it Works [36:16]
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May 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM