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Before the Internet, How did The New York Times do manual newspapers?
When the Internet was available, The New York Times did not know how much? International News
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There are 6 useless fingers like doctors thought
It is not uncommon for children to be born with fingers or toes. This mutation is called polydactyly, the rate of 1/500 children will suffer from this abnormality.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza can be built on top of a huge natural hill
After analyzing the available images of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a historian argued that this structure from 2630 BC attracted people all over the…
Conquer Mars
Mysterious white light appears briefly on Mars
Images captured by NASA's Mars Curiosity probe show a mysterious white light trail that cannot be explained on Red Planet.
Archeology
Human ancestors 9,000 years ago also faced urban problems
Human ancestors from about 9,000 years ago have faced modern urban problems such as overpopulation, violence and environmental hazards.
Archeology
The 800-year sword of the Temple knight
The ancient 13th-century sword is said to belong to a Holy Temple knight, which can reach 1,268 - 1,900 USD at the auction.
Space science
The black hole with 1 million sun is the heart of the galaxy 'booming'
Hubble Space Telescope has just captured a strange object near the Roman constellation: a tiny galaxy that is extremely powerful and possesses a monster black hole.
Doomsday
The giant manual guides people to do what if the end of the world happens
The person behind these stones is still a mystery, the only person who knows his identity is determined to keep the secret until his death.
Animal world
The useless ideas are the preeminent weapons of animals!
It is hard to suspect that the features that seem to be 'leftovers' of animals such as the chicken crest, the tiger's fur color or the platypus's nose are the evolutiona…
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7 historical mysteries seem to be impossible to solve forever, finally have the answer
History leaves behind many mysteries that seem impossible to decipher. But thanks to the appearance of science and technology, everything became easier.
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Discover the ancient 'technical wonders' that provide 45 million liters of water in the desert
The Nabatea water and irrigation system built to bring water to Petra 2,000 years ago is an amazing technical feat.
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This is how people move a Sphinx weighing 12 tons
Moving the Sphinx is a very stressful work because this is a very valuable historical item.
Oceanography
More and more people are attacked by sharks and this is the real reason behind
Sharks are always considered as assassins of the ocean. They topped the food chain, possessing the characteristics of a cold-blooded predator (like muscle, sharp teeth a…
Archeology
Discovered a 2,000-year-old ancient tomb in Central China
Archaeologists say the tomb includes 4 graves and more than 10 cultural relics such as iron, iron pots and unearthed pottery.
Space science
Discovered the merger of galaxies 13 billion years ago
Thanks to the telescope system in Chile, scientists observed the merger of the oldest galaxy in the constellation Sextans.