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Vintage Photo: Signal Hill, California
A forest of oil derricks makes a ghostly backdrop for a conversation in Signal Hill, California, in 1941. The city is located north of Long Beach in Los Angeles County.
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How Did Humans Develop Lactose Tolerance?
Thousands of years ago, ancient farmers gained the ability to consume milk as adults without getting an upset stomach. A remarkable mutation let some of them digest lactose sugar. But scientists still puzzle over why that mutation persisted and became prevalent in modern humans.
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Home air conditioning cut deaths on hot days 80% since 1960
Study suggests cooling devices in the developing world could prevent deaths as climate changes.
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Who Was First in the Race to the Moon? The Tortoise
The fable is true! Take that, hares.
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The birth of emoticons, 125 years ago
The birth of emoticons, one of 100 diagrams that changed the world: Emoticons made a discreet entrance, arriving in print for the first time in this March 30, 1881 issue of Puck magazine.
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Festive Vintage Photos from New Year’s Eves Past
In case you haven’t been planning your ensemble/resolutions for months now, New Year’s Eve is just around the corner.
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The 5 Most Hilariously Insane Rulers of All Time
Don't get us wrong -- we're sure it was a nightmare for everyone involved. But it does make for hilarious stories down the line.
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Snowstorm, Finland
Vintage National Geographic Photographs....A sudden snowstorm buffets May Day revelers during a stroll through Helsinki’s Kaivopuisto Park in 1967.
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Why Do We Drink Champagne on New Year's Eve?
Ever wonder why we celebrate New Year’s Eve with champagne? The answer dates back at least 1,500 years. And it involves a mix of history, location and -- not least -- skillful marketing.
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Rethinking the value of Scrabble tiles
When Alfred Butts invented Scrabble in 1938, he based the values and distribution of letters on the frequency of their appearance on the front page of the New York Times. Today, Butts' distribution is still the standard for English play.
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Neil Armstrong Lied About ‘One Small Step’ Line
Neil Armstrong lied about the famous line he said when stepping onto the surface of the moon. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong placed his boot onto the rocky surface of the moon and said: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
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How Rich People Celebrated New Year's Eve in the Gilded Age
For many people around the world, New Year's Eve was (and still is) a rustic holiday. Homely traditions include running outside with luggage, if you want to travel in the new year, and exchanging money or tokens to bring wealth.
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Vienna's Historic New Year's Concert
The concert was first performed in 1939. The New Year's Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic is a concert of classical music that takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. It is broadcast around the world to an estimated audience of 50 million in 73 countries
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The culture of the copy
On the printing press, the Internet & the impact of duplication.
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Fire escape from the late 1800s
Looks fun!
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11 Old War Photographs You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped
When you start sifting through rare photos of secret projects and behind-the-scenes shenanigans that didn't make into the history books, you get lots of pictures that just look downright fake.
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British soldier, Canadian sailor - January 1941
Amazing historical photo.
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Incredible photos from the CES vault: 1967 to 2012
The future arrives over and over and over again.
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Princess Diana Photo, Never Seen Before, Hits Auction Block
She was one of the world's most photographed women, but now a new and unseen photo of the late Princess Diana is causing a stir nearly 16 years after her death as it goes to public auction.
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Tattoo parlor in 1942
Cool find.
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