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15 Everyday Items That Were Once Considered Cutting-Edge Technology
Many everyday items were once groundbreaking inventions that transformed daily life. Discover 15 examples, from electric lights and refrigerators to pocket radios and the first mobile phones.
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16 Buildings Designed to Survive Something Extreme
Disaster resistant buildings use seismic isolation, flood adaptation, and protective structures. Discover 20 designs built for extreme conditions.
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15 Trickster Photos That Play at Irritating the Mind
Some pictures seem able to strike one with that all-consuming flash of irritation that numbs every other sense within reach. Irritation let run amok can quickly boil over into something…
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14 Photos of Typography Attempts That Missed Their Mark
Oftentimes, splendid displays of typography seems not long for this earth while the worser instances of shallow typography shout out loud. These photos capture the certain kind of brand of…
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15 DIY Attempts That Crashed and Burned in Failed Fashion
DIY attempts begin with all the confidence in the world and then they quickly go about the whole humbling process. This can be an excruciating one, but to get humbled…
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15 Spaces That Feel Eerily Familiar
Liminal spaces can be thought of as innately bizarre. They almost exist as these places from an in-between world. They can feel both familar and strangely unsettling at the same…
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15 Optical Tricks That Possess Our Eyes With Deception
Nature can be a trickster with its mixed bag of optical tricks. If you don’t pay attention you can unbeknownst to yourself, wander down all kinds of crazy paths that…
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15 Design Fails that Let “Careless” Take the Reigns
Design fails will happen. To be human is to be in a waking existence that is prone to human error. There’s just no way around it. It’s all progress not…
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20 Photos That Capture the Constant Motion of a Mid-Century Hotel Lobby
Mid-century hotel lobbies were analog command centers packed with bellhops, luggage, key racks, phone calls, messages, travelers, and constant motion.
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15 Cutting-Edge Gadgets Hiding in Every Grandparent’s Attic
These gadgets from the recent past show how quickly technology ages, turning once-desirable electronics into nostalgic reminders of another era.
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15 Places That Get an Upgrade Every Time It Storms
Rain transforms these places with mist, waterfalls, reflections, and deeper colors that make the scenery feel completely different.
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16 Things That Were Usually Sitting on a 1980s Kitchen Counter
Take a trip back to the 80s with 16 everyday items found on a kitchen counter, from Mr. Coffee machines to mushroom canisters.
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18 Last Meals That Were Served To America’s Most Violent Criminals
Discover the unusual and highly extravagant last meal requests made by some of America’s most notorious criminals before their executions.
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17 Automotive Ideas That Could Have Changed What Cars Look Like Today
Alternative car designs once put steam, turbines, flying cars, gyro vehicles, microcars, hydrogen platforms, and other futures on the table.
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14 Things That Could Be Found in a 1980s Medicine Cabinet
Step back in time with 14 items found in a 1980s medicine cabinet, from Mercurochrome and mercury thermometers to Flintstones vitamins.
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18 Times Humans Tried to Control Nature and Made the Disaster Worse
Human environmental disasters show how attempts to control rivers, pests, fires, and ecosystems sometimes created even bigger problems.
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15 Vintage Photos of the 1940s That Hit the Rewind Button
The later years of the 1940s was a time of rapid rebuilding as well as a building sense of cautious optimism near the end of World War II. Cities continued…
