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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...- 14-year-old Indian American kid invents AI-powered app that can evaluate your heart health in just seven seconds. Who is Siddarth Nandyala?Siddarth Nandyala was just 14 when he decided to make a grand invention, one that can save lives. His app, the Circadian AI, can detect hea...
- In 1974, Mississippi domestic worker L.V. Hull bought a 900-square-foot home with her wages; decades later, it became a restored art site and the L.V. Hull Legacy CenterL.V. Hull, a dedicated domestic worker and artist, acquired a modest home in Kosciusko, Mississippi, in 1974, infusing it with her unique a...
- NASA's 12-foot-wide satellite lost its radio signal in space; scientists still got the data they neededA sphere launched by NASA in 1961 named Explorer 9 was made to measure how dense the air is above the Earth. Its radio beacon did not work,...
- In the 19th century, mysterious glyphs from Easter Island drew scholarly attention; more than 150 years later, the Rongorongo script remains undecipheredResearchers have provided new evidence that the rongorongo script could have emerged independently on Easter Island. A wooden tablet was da...
- An Egyptian farmer found a mysterious pink stone in his field — it led archaeologists to two giant statues of Ramses II buried for centuriesArchaeologists found ancient statue fragments related to Ramses II in the Nile Delta region of Egypt. The discovery was triggered by farmer...
- Because a hailstorm ruined his family’s 15 acres of oats, he couldn’t afford college; in less than two years, Illinois-born self-taught astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered PlutoClyde Tombaugh, after enduring financial trouble following a damaging hailstorm, sparked his passion for astronomy in 1928. He crafted a te...
- At 64, retired Kansas teacher and farmer S.P. Dinsmoor began building his Garden of Eden with concrete sculptures; the property later became a tourist attractionSamuel Perry Dinsmoor constructed the Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas, during his retirement from farming. This outdoor attraction features...
- Jeff Bezos donated $200 million to the Smithsonian in 2021. Why $130 million was set aside for one projectJeff Bezos donated $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution in 2021, with $130 million earmarked for a new learning center at the Nation...
- In 2019, Amsterdam began using bubble barriers to catch river plastic. Now the US wants to bring the technology to the Great LakesLansing is considering implementing the Bubble Barrier technology, initially developed in Amsterdam, to address plastic pollution. This inn...
- World War II's strangest plan: US spies wanted to use radioactive foxes against Japan but then an experiment went completely wrongDuring World War II, American spies came up with an unusual plan to scare Japan using radioactive foxes. The scheme involved secret experim...
- A shopper paid $25 for a Victorian brooch at an antiques market in 2024; experts identified William Burges’s work, and the piece later sold for $15,000 at auctionA brooch bought for just under £20 at an English antique market over three decades ago has attracted attention after its owner, Flora Steel...
- Is the US stock market open today on Columbus Day? Will NYSE and Nasdaq trade? Here's the Dow Jones and S&P 500 scheduleIs the US Stock Market Open on Columbus Day 2026? NYSE, Nasdaq, Dow Jones and S&P 500 trading hours - The New York Stock Exchange and Nasda...
- Thousands of spiders sometimes rain directly from the sky? Scientists explain the reason behind this bizarre phenomenon of natureSpiders appearing to rain from the sky may sound like a scene from a horror movie, but the unusual phenomenon has been reported in Australi...
- In 1968, 20 million squirrels suddenly began migrating across America. The mass exodus confused scientists but the answer was in what happened a year beforeIn 1968, millions of squirrels suddenly flooded roads, crossed lakes and abandoned their usual habitats across America, leaving scientists ...
- In 1739, archaeologists uncovered a mysterious 12-sided Roman object; 287 years later, its true purpose remains unknownRoman dodecahedrons are mysterious 12-sided objects found in former Roman territories, yet their real purpose remains unknown. The first kn...
- In 1944, Howard Aiken and IBM engineers completed Harvard's Mark I, a 51-foot-long calculator that handled wartime calculations for the US NavyIn 1944, Harvard's Mark I emerged as a revolutionary 10,000-pound calculator for the U.S. Navy, pivotal in military operations such as ball...
- Howard Finster spent over 30 years turning a Georgia backyard swamp into Paradise Garden; the preacher’s handmade world survived him and remains open for toursHoward Finster, a former preacher, transformed his Georgia backyard into a vibrant art space decades ago. His visionary creations birthed P...
- 2026 Nobel Prize: Who is Francis Halzen and what is the IceCube Observatory?Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. His contributions helpe...
- In 1969, Frank Van Zant began building beside a Nevada highway; 20 years later, his desert compound had more than 200 concrete sculpturesIn the late 1960s, World War II veteran Frank Van Zant began creating the Thunder Mountain Monument in Imlay, Nevada, using scrap materials...
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