By Michael Franco Using the Nightpod camera stand aboard the International Space Station, an astronaut captures a series of dramatic lightning strikes as seen from above our clouds.
By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: Arizona Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson manages 1,449 selfies in an hour. But how? And why?
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Luddism by definition is nebulous: It has only ever existed in resistance, named for its fictional leader …
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By Michael Franco You’ll definitely look like a future-forward partier with these glowing green, red or blue earbud cords draped around you. But is the price worth it?
By Lance Whitney Boosted by hot iPhone sales, the company topped the $15.9 billion earned by ExxonMobil in the second quarter of 2012, says Standard & Poor’s.
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By Shara Tibken Most of Apple’s record revenue came from its smartphone business, but it’s risky for any company to rely so much on one product.
By Shara Tibken Most of Apple’s record revenue came from its smartphone business, but it’s risky for any company to rely so much on one product.
By Matt Blitz – TodayIFoundOut.com
For years, the knife was the most commonly used tool to sharpen the wooden writing instrument known as a pencil (which historians believe was invented in the 15th or 16th century). But whittling the wood away to eventually produce a point was a time-consuming, tedious, and inexact process. As pencils became more ubiquitous in everyday life, it became apparent that a faster and more efficient way was needed to sharpen them. Luckily, two Frenchmen were up to the challenge.
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