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Your Smartphone Has More Power Than NASA’s Apollo Computers
In 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission made history by landing humans on the Moon. But what&r...
May 07, 2025
Why Airplane Mode Exists — And What Happens If You Don’t Use It?
You’ve heard it a hundred times: “Please switch your device to airplane mode.” But...
May 07, 2025
The First Webcam Was Invented to Watch Coffee — Not People
Long before Zoom meetings and TikTok streams, the first webcam in history had a surprisingly humble...
May 07, 2025
The First Smartphone Was Released in 1994 — and It Had Email
Long before Steve Jobs took the stage, IBM released the Simon Personal Communicator in 1994 —...
May 07, 2025
The Italian Village That Lives Inside a Cliff
Rising from a sea of mist in central Italy is Civita di Bagnoregio, a medieval village perched on to...
May 06, 2025
The Airport Where You Cross a Runway to Get to the Beach
If you think airports are boring, you've never been to Princess Juliana International Airport in...
May 06, 2025
The Town That Vanishes Twice a Day — Welcome to Mont-Saint-Michel
Perched off the coast of Normandy, Mont-Saint-Michel is one of the most surreal places in Europe. At...
May 06, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
The Island That Bans Death — And It's Not a Myth
In the northernmost part of Japan lies Iturup Island, part of the Kuril Islands chain. But the true...
May 06, 2025
The Strange Truth About Why We Dream
Dreams are more than random images. They're your brain’s way of processing emotions, conso...
May 06, 2025