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Martin Stezano

During WWII, Potato 'Grenades' Helped a U.S. Ship Sink a Japanese Sub
During WWII, Potato 'Grenades' Helped a U.S. Ship Sink a Japanese Sub

It’s said that one shouldn’t bring a knife to a gunfight, but what about potatoes?
The 2018 World Cup Ball Is Named After a 1960s Satellite
The 2018 World Cup Ball Is Named After a 1960s Satellite

The Telstar 18 takes inspiration from the 1970 World Cup ball—and a communications satellite that made it possible to send television signals across the Atlantic.
The Biggest Political Scandals in American History
The Biggest Political Scandals in American History

From adulterous affairs yielding secret children to hotel break-ins and secret gun deals, scandal has always followed American politicians.
Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality On and Off the Baseball Field
Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality On and Off the Baseball Field

Although he's best known for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier, Robinson's poise and strength in the face of adversity, both on and off the field, are why we still honor him today.
7-Year-Old T. Rex Found in Montana is a ‘1 in 100 Million’ Discovery
7-Year-Old T. Rex Found in Montana is a ‘1 in 100 Million’ Discovery

It is one of the most preserved and complete juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found.
How Super Mario Helped Nintendo Conquer the Video Game World
How Super Mario Helped Nintendo Conquer the Video Game World

More than three decades after his debut, Super Mario is as popular as ever.
In 1950, Alan Turing Created a Chess Computer Program That Prefigured A.I.
In 1950, Alan Turing Created a Chess Computer Program That Prefigured A.I.

The first chess algorithm didn’t even run on a computer.
Victim of “The Killer Clown” Finally Identified After 40 Years
Victim of “The Killer Clown” Finally Identified After 40 Years

After 40 years, investigators used DNA to identify one of seven unnamed victims of 1970s serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

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