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10 Most Unusual School Subjects Ever Taught
The University of California offers courses built around superheroes. “The Science of Superheroes” uses Superman and Spider-Man to teach physics concepts like flight and invisibility.
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10 Most Unusual School Subjects Ever Taught
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1990: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year
Did you know that in 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope, placing a powerful observatory above Earth’s atmosphere?
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10 Interesting Facts About Sikhism That You Didn’t Know
Dasvandh is a Sikh practice where individuals donate one-tenth of their earnings to support gurdwaras and community welfare initiatives.
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1991: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year
Did you know that in 1991, a Finnish student named Linus Torvalds shared a small “just a hobby” project online that became the free operating system called Linux?
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Etch A Sketch Day | July 12
In 2010, Ohio Art built an 8-foot working Etch A Sketch in over 100 hours to celebrate the classic toy’s 50th anniversary.
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1992: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year
Did you know that in 1992, the world’s first SMS text message was sent, kicking off the era of texting?
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10 Little-Known Facts About Dubai’s Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa’s exact height was kept secret throughout construction and was only revealed at its official opening on January 4, 2010.
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1993: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year
Did you know that in 1993, CERN made the World Wide Web software freely available to anyone by releasing it into the public domain?
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1994: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year
Did you know that in 1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon as a small online bookstore, first incorporating the business under the name Cadabra in Bellevue, Washington?
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1995: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year
Did you know that in 1995, Microsoft introduced the Start menu and taskbar with the release of Windows 95?
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10 Shiny Facts About the World’s Most Valuable Coins
In 2017, thieves stole a 220-pound Big Maple Leaf coin worth $4 million from the Berlin Museum using a wheelbarrow.
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1996: Facts & Events That Happened in This Year
Did you know that in 1996, IBM’s Deep Blue computer beat reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a classical game?