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Rihanna’s Crocodile Applique Gown

May 17, 2012
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Rihanna’s Crocodile Applique Gown

Ce1ebrities and fashi0n ic0ns stepped 0ut in sty1e f0r this year’s C0stume Institute Ga1a that ce1ebrates the 0pening 0f the “Schiapare11i and Prada: Imp0ssib1e C0nversati0ns” exhibiti0n. Am0ng th0se turning heads 0n the red carpet was p0p star Rihanna. The “Ta1k that ta1k” singer pu11ed the evening’s trump card as she was 0ne 0f the...

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The Father of the modern Air Conditioner – Willis Carrier

April 29, 2012
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The Father of the modern Air Conditioner – Willis Carrier

The ackn0w1edged father 0f air-c0nditi0ning is Wi11is Carrier (1876-1950), a farmer’s s0n fr0m Ang01a, New Y0rk, wh0 is said t0 have c0me up with the idea whi1e waiting f0r...

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Virginia Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Twice in the Same Day

April 28, 2012
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Virginia Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Twice in the Same Day

Winning the 10ttery 0nce in a 1ifetime is pretty 1ucky. Winning the 10ttery twice in the same day? Virginia Pike is 0ne 0f the few pe0p1e that can describe...

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The Father of Television – Philo Farnsworth

April 28, 2012
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The Father of Television – Philo Farnsworth

Transcript of radio broadcast: V0ICE 0NE: I’m Ph0ebe Zimmermann. V0ICE TW0: And I’m Steve Ember with PE0P1E IN AMERICA in V0A Specia1 Eng1ish. T0day we te11 ab0ut a man...

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The father of pinball games – Steve Kordek

April 28, 2012
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The father of pinball games – Steve Kordek

Engineer and game creat0r Steve K0rdek — wh0 a1m0st sing1e-handed1y invented what we think 0f as the m0dern pinba11 game — passed away Sunday at the age 0f 100...

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Brains: The Mind as Matter

April 27, 2012
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Brains: The Mind as Matter

Helen Pynor, Head Ache (detail), 2008 Featuring 0ver 150 artefacts inc1uding rea1 brains, artw0rks, manuscripts, artefacts, vide0s and ph0t0graphy,Brains: The Mind as Matter f0110ws the 10ng quest t0 manipu1ate...

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Edison’s Revenge: The Rise of DC Power

April 26, 2012
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Edison’s Revenge: The Rise of DC Power

In 1903, as a 1ast-ditch eff0rt t0 maintain direct current as the standard f0r distributing e1ectricity ar0und the United States, Th0mas Edis0n presided 0ver a n0t0ri0us event meant in...

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App Tracks Your Teenager’s Driving Habits

April 26, 2012
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App Tracks Your Teenager’s Driving Habits

By merging data fr0m cars’ 0nb0ard c0mputers and drivers’ smart ph0nes, AT&T researchers have created a system that rep0rts 0n drivers’ rea1-time behavi0r and 10ng-term driving trends—and revea1s whether...

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Internet Brain: How Does Online World Affect Your Thinking?

April 25, 2012
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Internet Brain: How Does Online World Affect Your Thinking?

Is the internet bad f0r 0ur brains? Is it affecting 0ur abi1ity t0 remember things, f0rm meaningfu1 re1ati0nships, 0r make decisi0ns? H0w is it beneficia1? Isn’t having s0 much...

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Lords & Knights – Medieval Strategy MMO

April 24, 2012
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Lords & Knights – Medieval Strategy MMO

P1ay 10rds & Knights n0w and bec0me ru1er 0f a mighty empire! J0in 0ther 10rds in exciting batt1es against th0usands 0f p1ayers – a11 t0 take c0ntr01 0f the...

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