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Why Friday the 13th is Considered Unlucky
Our fear of the date Friday the 13th is rooted in what became of the Knights Templar back in 1307.
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7 Facts You Probably Didn't Know about Enzo Ferrari
Here are some interesting facts about the legend that is Enzo Ferrari.
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The Life and Times of the Famous Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson has led an extraordinary and inspiring life. Let's take a look.
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Alan Rath, Software-Guided Kinetic Sculptures Creator, Dead at 60 Years Old
Alan Rath, a visual artist who used computer graphics aided by software, died at 60 years old.
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The Woman Who Discovered the Jurassic Coast - Mary Anning
Meet the woman who inspired the tongue-twister, "She sells seashells on the seashore," and who rewrote the geological history of England.
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Finding Troy, How a City Lost for 3,000 Years Was Rediscovered
By reading Homer's "Iliad" as fact and not fiction, German businessman Heinrich Schliemann was able to find Troy.
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Engineer George Pullman, Inventor of Sleeping and Eating on Trains
Things we take for granted on modern trains, such as sleeping berths, the dining car, and lounge car were all inventions of George Pullman.
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Downwinders and the Tragic Legacy of the Film 'The Conqueror'
Radiation from above-ground nuclear tests conducted in Nevada during the early 1950s contaminated neighboring communities and a film set.
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'Tractor Beam' Inventor Arthur Ashkin, 2018 Nobel Prize Winner, Dies at 98
Arthur Ashkin, inventor of a real-life 'tractor beam' laser, has died at the age of 98.
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11+ Famous Engineers You Didn't Know Were Dyslexic
Here are some of the most notable engineers and scientists in history who suffered from dyslexia
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Bernhard Riemann, The Mind Who Laid the Foundations for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
Bernhard Riemann took geometry from the 2D world of Euclid and moved it into the 3D world of the curved space-time that comprises our universe.
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