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Eyes to See but Refuse to See
When Galileo introduced the telescope as a tool to peer into the galaxies, his contemporaries did not believe him. Scoffing, they refused to even look ...
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New Parachute Inventor Plunges to Death
On February 22, 1911, Gaston Hervieu climbed the Eiffel Tower to test a new parachute for pilots. He checked the wind, took a nervous breath, and began ...
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Hundreds Ignore Evacuation Orders in Wildfire Zone
Residents of the state of Washington are no strangers to wildfires. However, even veterans of the fire-ridden west can become too comfortable with the ...
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Passengers on Sinking Ship Refuse Lifejacket Help
On May 7, 1915, the R.M.S Lusitania, a British ocean liner, was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine. The ship sank in a matter of minutes, killing ...
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'Scandal Queen' Becomes Voice for Decency
In 1988 George H.W. Bush was elected President of the United States, but in 1987 the frontrunner for the Democrats was a senator from Colorado named Gary ...
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Woman Follows Her GPS 900 Miles Off-course
In January 2013, Sabine Moreau, a 67-year-old Belgian woman, was driving to pick up a friend in Brussels, about 90 miles from her home. But based on the ...
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'Human Nature' Blamed for Lack of Clean Water
In many parts of the developing world, aid workers have often struggled to get people clean, disease-free drinking water. Surprisingly, it hasn't ...
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Navy Admiral 'Turns a Blind Eye' to Order
Perhaps you've heard the phrase "turn a blind eye," which means to ignore undesirable information. The saying comes from a 19th century ...
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George Custer's Reckless Buffalo Chase
In the spring of 1867, George Custer and his regiment were on a scouting expedition on the plains of Kansas. Suddenly Custer's English greyhounds, ...
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Michelangelo's Final Work Didn't Achieve Greatness
Michelangelo's final work was called Rondanini Pietà, on which he worked for ten years. Giorgio Vasari, a contemporary of Michelangelo, wrote ...
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