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Top 7 Forgotten Hunting Gun Designs That Were Ahead of Their Time
Some of these designs were ahead of their time—some just looked good on paper. Here are seven hunting rifles you've probably never heard of.
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3 reasons why no one counterfeited ancient paper money in ancient times
An ancient Chinese banknote is just a piece of paper, so why didn't anyone counterfeit it, how did the ancient government prevent counterfeiting?
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NASA Discovers an RNA Strain That Could Redefine the Origin Story of Life
A new paper published by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center may provide new insights into the mystery of lif…
Flu epidemic
Drying hands with paper towels helps prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus
A study published April 17 found that using disposable paper towels is better than hand dryers at removing germs that remain after hand washing.
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The Imperial Concubine - A punishment with just a piece of paper but the brutality is no less than being executed by slicing
Zhu Yuanzhang devised a punishment so cruel that prisoners would rather die than endure it upon hearing its name.
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NASA spacecraft caught in toilet paper-like debris
A strange object shaped like a piece of toilet paper has appeared in NASA images taken from Mars.
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How did experts build a railway in the 'deadly' desert using 2 tons of paper to create blueprints?
Designing and building a railway across the world's second largest shifting sand desert is no small challenge for experts.
Flu epidemic
Does the corona virus stick to clothes, shoes, hair, papers?
Faced with the unexpected spread of the Covid-19 epidemic, many people are worried about the risk of the coronavirus entering their homes, clinging to personal belonging…
New technology
Japanese scientists implant machines into cockroaches, forcing them to serve humans
The researchers say these cyborg cockroaches can move things around the house, draw things on paper, etc.
Science story
What did Albert Einstein write in a letter to Marie Curie in 1911?
This letter, recently revealed through the Digital Einstein Papers project.
Science Events
Humorous Research Wins Ig Nobel Prize 2024
Scientists who studied drunken worms, the swimming patterns of dead salmon, and using pigeons to control missiles were named at the 34th Ig Nobel Prize announcement cere…
Biology
Poor people in Nepal changed their lives by providing Japanese shrubs to make paper for printing money
A shrub growing on impoverished Nepalese hillsides is providing the raw materials to make banknotes used in Asia's most complex financial system.
Food safety
Is it safe to use foil or parchment paper for cooking?
Many reports say that using aluminum foil in food processing can cause cancer.
Science invention
Innovations that change the future of humanity: Kobe Paper Tube House!
Ban's temporary homes are called Kobe Paper Tube Houses and provide safe, warm shelter for thousands of displaced refugees.