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Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 training jacket was expected to fetch up to $1.2 million at an auction, but failed to sell – who is the current owner?On October 17, the American Space Museum hosted a charity auction that did not meet expectations. Despite high-profile items, including Nei...- Taylor Swift's Nashville Education Center: What to see before the art show closes in 2027Taylor Swift's Education Center at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum brings together music memorabilia, interactive experie...
- Jantar Mantar too central to protest? World has many, from Hyde Park to Union SquareProtest sites around the world, such as Speaker's Corner in London and Tahrir Square in Cairo, play significant roles in civil demonstratio...
- From $5 painting to $50 million and a trove valued at $1.35 billion: Five lucky people who discovered forgotten artworks worth a fortuneUnexpected places and artworks worth millions of dollars! This story may sound unbelievable to those who have never been fortunate enough t...
- An Oregon farmer began stacking rocks at age 52 as a winter hobby; over 17 years, his bridges, castles and miniature landmarks grew into Petersen Rock GardenRasmus Petersen created a remarkable rock garden in Oregon after clearing stones from his farm. This garden, initially a hobby, evolved int...
- Want to do NASA research? 24 new US projects backed by $23 million will let citizen scientists hunt comets, study space weather and explore Earth data — all you need to knowNASA has selected 24 organizations to partake in a new Science Activation portfolio aimed at public engagement. This initiative will provid...
- US Trade Representative Greer jokes Piyush Goyal is 'trade minister for life' as G20 trade talks open in MilwaukeeUS Trade Representative Jamieson Greer opened a two-day G20 trade ministers' meeting in Milwaukee addressing key issues. During the event, ...
- In 1662, Pieter Bronck bought 1,900 acres near Coxsackie, New York. 364 years later, his 1663 home remains Upstate New York’s oldest, after 8 generations lived there tooBronck House, built in 1663, is the oldest house in upstate New York located in Coxsackie. Pieter Bronck established his family home after ...
- In 1937, Oklahoma grocer Sylvan Goldman introduced the first shopping cart after noticing customers bought only what they could carry; it changed supermarket shoppingSylvan Goldman invented the shopping cart in the 1930s to help customers carry more items in stores. Initial reactions were negative, as wo...
- The Wrigley family spent 56 years reshaping Catalina Island after buying it in 1919; in 1975, they gave 42,135 acres away to protect the California islandIn 1919, William Wrigley Jr. acquired the Santa Catalina Island Company, and his family dedicated the next 56 years to managing the island,...
- In 1975, NASA sent a pocket calculator on Apollo-Soyuz as a backup if its main computer failed; 37 years later, it ended up at the SmithsonianNASA utilized an HP-65 calculator as a crucial backup system during the Apollo-Soyuz mission. This programmable device carried essential gu...
- In 1995, Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks bought a Colorado ranch; decades later, his 7,000-acre estate included a 22,000-sq-ft home and 4,000 acres of protected landJohn Hendricks, Discovery Channel founder, is selling his expansive Colorado ranch and resort. This nearly 7,000-acre property is listed fo...
- Poetry finds a new stage on social media as reels bring verse to a wider audiencePoetry now travels beyond books, reaching audiences through social media platforms. Younger generations discover poetry through short-form ...
- Strange 8.5-inch object found in California creek turns out to be 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth; scientist says, “I had chills and shivers up and down my spine”A researcher surveying a San Mateo County creek for a frog habitat stumbled upon a remarkably preserved Pacific mastodon molar, a rare Ice ...
- Quote of the day by Alexander von Humboldt: “The most important result of a rational inquiry into nature is...” — Timeless life lessons from an inspiring quote on purpose, balance, curiosity, interdependence, ambition, humility, legacy and why seeing the whole transforms human impact by history’s most visionary polymathQuote of the day by Alexander von Humboldt offers a simple way to understand a complicated world. His thinking placed connection above isol...
- One attack, many Americas: Why 9/11 and its many griefs land differently 25 years laterTwenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, their impact continues to resonate differently. Personal histories and political actions shape in...
- In 1961, Liberty Bell 7 sank after Gus Grissom's flight; 38 years later, crews recovered the capsule from more than 15,000 feet beneath the Atlantic OceanFor thirty-eight years, astronaut Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft lay lost beneath the waves. A skilled salvage expert ventured int...
- In 1957, Vanguard TV3 rose about 4 feet before its rocket exploded; the 3-pound satellite was thrown clear, recovered, and now sits in the Smithsonian's Air and Space MuseumIn 1957, an American satellite launch ended in disaster when the rocket exploded on the launchpad. The salvaged satellite ultimately became...
- In 1944, a German aerospace engineer along with his team invented first long-range ballistic missile for Nazi Germany but it was built by concentration camp prisoners under brutal conditions, laying the foundation for both the American and Soviet space programsIn 1944, a German aerospace engineer along with his research team invented the first long-range ballistic missile secretly for Nazi Germany...
- In 1959, Able and Baker survived a 300-mile Jupiter rocket flight; Able died during surgery four days later, while Baker lived to 27In 1959, two brave monkeys named Able and Baker embarked on a historic space mission. Tragically, Able passed away just four days post-miss...
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