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How 1960s Film Pirates Sold Movies Before the FBI Came Knocking

Posted on May 31, 2018  in Interesting, Technology

It was a Friday evening in 1975, and Woody Wise was driving from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, with his two kids in the car. He had picked them up from school in a rush, but they weren’t going on vacation. They were hiding out from the FBI.

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How Tolkien became the man who made Middle-earth

Posted on May 7, 2018  in Interesting

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The Transistor, Part 1: Groping in the Dark

Posted on January 23, 2018  in Interesting, Technology

The road to a solid-state switch was a long and complex one. It began with the discovery that certain materials behaved oddly with respect to electricity – differently than any existing theor…

Source: The Transistor, Part 1: Groping in the Dark

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Under river, outside time: The Woolwich Foot Tunnel Anomaly

Posted on January 8, 2018  in History, Interesting

When the Woolwich foot tunnel closed for repairs in 2011, it should have been a routine job. The pathway had been providing pedestrians with a quick route beneath the Thames since 1912. A century o…

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Burials Unearthed in Poland Open the Casket on The Secret Lives of Vampires

Posted on October 30, 2017  in History, Interesting

What people actually did to prevent the dead from rising again was very different than what Hollywood would have you think

Source: Burials Unearthed in Poland Open the Casket on The Secret Lives of Vampires

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THE GIANT ROBOT DUEL – YouTube

Posted on October 18, 2017  in Interesting, Technology

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This Breathtaking Walkway Lets You Stroll Above The Trees In Denmark | So Bad So Good

Posted on October 13, 2017  in Architecture, Interesting

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Nazca | Julian Nott

Posted on August 10, 2017  in History, Interesting

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X-ray decks: the lost bone music of the Soviet Union

Posted on August 7, 2017  in History, Interesting, Technology

An extraordinary tale of Russia’s troubled relationship with music censorship.

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$1 billion technology park in Elk Grove Village?

Posted on August 7, 2017  in Architecture, Interesting, Technology

A real estate investor has plans to develop Busse Farm in Elk Grove Village into a technology park predicted to be a major boon for the region.

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