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PEOPLE

Portraits of bad-boy astronomer Tycho Brahe show off his custom gold nose. But historians have also pointed out a scandalous detail.

EDITORIAL

The term “medical miracle” is often seen as hyperbole, if not an outright scam. But the discovery of the diabetes cure was nothing short of miraculous.

PEOPLE

Women In Science Facts. Are you grateful for wi-fi, modern medicine, and birth control? Thank the women who made scientific history.

PEOPLE

Doctors And Nurses Throughout History Facts. Whether they made history for good or for bad, these are the famous doctors and nurses of all time.

PEOPLE

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” —Thomas Edison There’s no denying that Thomas Edison was an incredibly intelligent man, especially when you find out that...

INSTANT

"When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity." - Albert Einstein These days the world's...



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