The exploited rugby rule that led to a doctor purposely hurting a player
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For decades, US cities have been closing or neglecting public restrooms, leaving millions with no place to go. Here’s how a lack of toilets became an American affliction.
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WWII animated: Second Sino-Japanese War 1937-1941
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Human computer: The forgotten women's profession
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How Elvira busted through Hollywood to become the queen of Halloween
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The SAS Iranian Embassy siege, 1980 - Animated
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Capablanca: How I learned to play chess (1916)
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Can data die? Why one of the internet's oldest images lives on without its subject's consent.
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The World Series was rigged. Hugh Fullerton's revolutionary analysis backed it up. But in 1919 his calls were ignored by a game now transformed by data.
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David Zucker reflects on Airplane!
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We look at a fascinating object loaned to the Royal Society - a Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder
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Welcome to Arrakis - Dune lore explained
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Drawing with light: How photos were made a century ago
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Space-related applications of Forth (1998)
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Women were the unseen healthcare providers of the Middle Ages
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Part of a Spitfire which was shot down over Norway during World War II has gone on display after being restored
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Texture Archaeology, Cobblestone, and the most overused texture from the 90s
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The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport
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All that and a bag of chips: The history of Frito pie
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The increasingly absurd story of a never-solved 1980s puzzle with a $1,000,000 prize
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Sexist and offensive vintage ads that would never fly today, 1940-1980
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Hampster Economics - Pondering how a meme from a quarter-century ago might have gone over in today’s much-more-mature creator economy
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Lehmer Factor Stencils: A paper factoring machine before computers
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What is chess hustling and how much do chess hustlers make?
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Pure nostalgia: The oral history of ‘That Thing You Do!’
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George Washington and the first mass US military inoculation
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Viking blood bread
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Shostakovich's symphony played by a starving orchestra (7th, "Leningrad")
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Recording of unreleased John Lennon song up for auction in Denmark – 33-minute audio track was made by four Danish teenagers more than fifty years ago
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Denmark's hippie, psychedelic oasis Christiania turns fifty – celebration over four days includes parades, speeches, exhibitions, workshops, shows and concerts
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The fascinating physics of bowling
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The real first 3D printed buildings (1930s)
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The rise and fall of teletext
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Repairing underground, high voltage power lines is nearly impossible
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The Macedonian Argyraspides (silver shields) | Units of History
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Biz Markie had exactly what hip-hop needed - Rap’s pioneering ‘Clown Prince,’ as remembered by his friends, family, collaborators, and admirers
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The rise and ruin of Couchsurfing.com
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An oral history of Big Shiny Tunes: The CD that defined a Canadian era
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Three strange river crossings
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The history of tie-dye
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The Roe baby
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A story about living in nature and the value of culture captures the spirit of Finland – Lizzie Enfield explores the remarkable legacy of 'Seitsemän veljestä'
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The great measles immunity heist
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Discovery Channel's Beyond 2000: Wearable Computers (1992)
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Documenting the last pay phones in America
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Why lying about storage products is bad: An IBM DeskStar story
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Ancient Egyptian tiger nut cake
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The Roman invasion of Nubia (24 BC) | Forgotten Wars
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The great American science heist
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The history of the jet: Digital culture built on the seamless speed of the jet age
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