As it turns out, playing the bagpipes can be very dangerous: If your neighbors don’t kill you, the fungi inside the pipes will.
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→ The Write Stuff: How the humble pencil conquered the world
From sticks of graphite wrapped in string to mechanical pencils made of gold, centuries of innovation went into crafting the perfect writing utensil.
The Write Stuff: How the humble pencil conquered the world (Popular Mechanics)
→ Read Less. Learn More.
What would you say if I told you that reading one book can be more valuable than reading fifty? That re-reading something familiar is more valuable than reading something new? What would you say if I told you that you could learn more by reading less?
A Tale of Three Backdoors
Are Backdoors really impossible to create without also causing a security gap? YES.
Light stopped completely for a minute inside a crystal
Welcome to the future!
Light stopped completely for a minute inside a crystal
Back in 1999, scientists slowed light down to just 17 meters per second, and then two years later the same research group stopped light entirely — but only for a few fractions of a second. Earlier this year, the Georgia Institute of Technology stopped light for 16 seconds — and now, the University of Darmstadt has stopped light for a whole minute.
All Websites Look The Same – NoVolume, Web Design Blog
In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it.
In 1975, this Kodak employee invented the digital camera. His bosses made him hide it. – brw.com.au
The British Library on Flickr
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They Began a New Era
James Salter reviews The Wright Brothers by David McCullough