Sep 23
Today, Chinese automakers produce world-class knockoffs
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Sep 20
This week we have a 1913 capsule in California that for some reason contained hair clippings and a tooth; an Andy Warhol capsule that will be opened in Pittsburgh tomorrow; and a TV crew that finally found the long-lost Steve Jobs time capsule in Colorado!
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Sep 19
Soaring through the clouds in 1925, passengers on an Imperial Airways flight traveling over Germany were treated to a brand new novelty—one of the first in-flight movies. Even more astounding? The film had live orchestral accompaniment. But not in the way you’re probably thinking.
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Sep 19
Nineteen young men died playing football in 1905. Another 137 were seriously injured. Football has always been a violent sport, but calls to make the game less brutal were widely mocked at the turn of the 20th century. Satirical magazines of the time warned that the football players of the future would become effeminate dudes, bowing to each other on the field. The new rules would include, "No pinching, no slapping, and hug easy…" Sound familiar?
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Sep 18
It’s Ask a Curator Day over at the National Museum of American History! Just tweet at them (@amhistorymuseum) with the hashtag #askacurator and they’ll do their best to answer your question. You can also submit your question via their Facebook page.
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Sep 17
America’s first completely bookless public library opened in San Antonio this past weekend. That is, if you define a "book" as words printed on paper pages which are bound together with glue. But if you define "book" a bit more liberally, the new library has plenty them. Over 10,000 ebook titles, in fact. All of which can be accessed from their 900 e-readers, 57 computers, 40 iPads, and four touchscreen tables.
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Sep 16
Today, there’s a lot of scaremongering in the media surrounding online trolling. When people are being terrible to each other, there’s often this knee-jerk reaction to blame the technology rather than acknowledge that human beings have always been just plain horrible. Case in point: the radio trolls of 1910.
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Sep 16
According to the Associated Press, Iran’s aerospace program announced today that it plans to launch a Persian cat into space by March. The Iranians have sent a mouse, a turtle, some worms, and even a monkey into space. But this real-life Space Cat would be the first feline to journey out of Earth’s cozy confines in nearly 50 years.
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Sep 13
This week we have a message in a bottle which could be the oldest ever found, 1970s microfilm that was hidden inside a missile in Kansas, and the single coolest (and furthest traveled) time capsule ever assembled.
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Sep 13
Mike Rugnetta over at the PBS Idea Channel has an interesting video
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