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How Boolean Logic Works
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Boolean logic lies at the heart of the digital revolution. Find out all about Boolean gates and how by combining them you can create any digital component!
How the Venice Tide Barrier Project Works
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It's a recipe for disaster: Venice is sinking, and the waters around it are rising. Can the controversial MOSE project save Italy's famous city with a series of aqua gates?
How do we define "normal"?
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To define normal we would have to take many different things into account. Find out just how we can define "normal."
The Ultimate Downsize: Living in a Shipping Container Home
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The trend toward tiny houses and rabid clutter clearing have combined to lead more than a few people away from the traditional home and into shipping container life.
1935 Duesenberg Speedster-Roadster
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The 1935 Duesenberg Speedster-Roadster was a custom car for the Maharajah Holkar of India. Learn about the 1935 Duesenberg Speedster-Roadster.
How the Tesla Turbine Works
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The Tesla turbine was one of the many inventions of Nikola Tesla, the father of alternating current. Learn more about the Tesla turbine.
A Guide to Socket Sizes
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Socket wrenches come with long handles to which different size sockets can be attached for tightening different size fasteners. Learn more about the size order of socket wrenches from this article.
London Bridge Has Never Fallen Down, But It Keeps Getting Rebuilt
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Despite what the nursery rhyme says, London Bridge is not falling down - and never really has. But the bridge that spans the Thames has been rebuilt again and again for two millennia.
Jerry Lawson Forever Changed the Video Game Industry
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If you're a gamer, you've got Jerry Lawson to thank for inventing the first commercial home video game console with interchangeable game cartridges.
Second to None: Here's the Buzz on Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the moon, as well as a math whiz, scuba enthusiast and inspiration for Buzz Lightyear. How cool is all that?