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Warning: This video is guaranteed to suck away any Christmas
Warning: This video is guaranteed to suck away any Christmas spirit you had left. Its former US Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin pushing her ne...

This next sequence of Brysons is a group I have posted before from
This next sequence of Brysons is a group I have posted before from a different book all talking about how homes are lighted and heated. IN THE AUTUMN...

The principle of incandescent lighting had been understood, and in
The principle of incandescent lighting had been understood, and in fact conquered, for a surprisingly long time. As early as 1840, seven years before ...

Early Central Americans also developed Potatoes, the other great
Early Central Americans also developed Potatoes, the other great food crop of the New World, but this presents an intriguing batch of mysteries. Potat...

Charles Mason (1728-1786) Jeremiah Dixon (UK 1733–1779) were
Charles Mason (1728-1786) Jeremiah Dixon (UK 1733–1779) were both engaged in a project to measure an astronomical event of great importance - the pa...

One day in 1909, three months shy of the fiftieth anniversary of
One day in 1909, three months shy of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, a paleontologist named Charle...

Thomas Alva Edison’s US (1847–1931) wired a whole district of
Thomas Alva Edison’s US (1847–1931) wired a whole district of lower Manhattan, around Wall Street, to be powered by a plant installed in two semi-...

Americans appreciated ice as no people had before. They used it to
Americans appreciated ice as no people had before. They used it to chill beer and wine, to make delectable icy cocktails, to soothe fevers and to crea...