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10 Retro Games That Still Hold Up
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Nostalgia is a powerful force in gaming, especially since the technology moves so rapidly. Game genres and design techniques can quickly be rendered obsolete in such a fast-moving industry, making it no surprise that the vast majority of games from 20+ years ago look positively archaic by today's standards. It takes a lot of skill [...] The post 10 Retro Games That Still Hold Up appeared first on Goliath.
8 'Secrets' You Didn't Know About the Secret Service
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When you think of the Secret Service, you probably think of the people in black guarding the president of the United States. But that's just a small part of the job. What else does this agency do?
The Coldest Place on Earth Hasn't Been Experienced by Humans
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Iceland? The North Pole? Antarctica? There are a lot of super cold places on this planet, but which one can claim bragging rights as the coldest place on Earth?
The Chelsea Hotel Is New York's Legendary Hotel for Artists and Dreamers
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Since it was built in 1885, New York's famous Hotel Chelsea has been home to countless artists, writers, poets and creatives and its history is the stuff of legend.
She's the Most Famous Paleobiologist You May Not Know
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The late Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead a dinosaur excavation expedition. And her volumes of research provide most of what we know today about the evolution of modern mammals.
Is Jainism the World's Most Peaceful Religion?
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Nonviolence is central to the core of Jainism, as everything has a soul - animals, flowers and bacteria, as well as people. How do Jainists practice this in daily life?
6 Things to Know About Well Water Before Digging
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Many homes in rural parts of the U.S. rely on well water rather than city water. But well water has pros and cons that city people may never have considered.
Who Was the Mysterious Melchizedek in the Bible?
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He makes just one brief appearance in Genesis, yet he's been seen as a precursor of Jesus Christ. What was he really and how did he become associated with Jesus?
How Bad Is America's Infrastructure, Really?
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The Senate just crossed a hurdle to get a bipartisan infrastructure bill signed. It could pay for new roads, bridges and other installations that a country needs to function. But why is infrastructure so notoriously hard to fund in America anyway?
10 Mindblowing Discoveries of the Universe
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With the launch of the Kepler telescope and observatory in 2009, scientists' knowledge of our universe has taken a quantum leap forward in a little more than five years. Orbiting our own planet, Kepler's mission is a simple one: Search for habitable planets elsewhere in the universe. This orbiting telescope is so powerful that it [...] The post 10 Mindblowing Discoveries of the Universe appeared first on Goliath.