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13 Strength Secrets From History’s Toughest Men

What makes a man truly tough? Is it brute muscle, mental grit, or something deeper? Throughout history, the world’s strongest men have left clues about what real strength looks like. These lessons go beyond lifting weights—they touch on resilience, discipline, and the will to persevere. Whether you’re seeking to build…

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What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools

American technologists have been telling educators to rapidly adopt their new inventions for over a century. In 1922, Thomas Edison declared that in the near future, all school textbooks would be replaced by film strips, because text was 2% efficient, but film was 100% efficient. Those bogus statistics are a…

The Conversation

Who invented the light bulb?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

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Spectacle, weirdness and novelty: what early cinema tells us about the appeal of ‘AI slop’

Talking monkeys vlogging from sacred sites, three-legged sharks wearing Nike sneakers, babies trapped in space… if you spend any time on social media these days you’re likely to come across such examples of what’s been dubbed “AI slop”.

The Conversation

36 Life-Changing Sentences People Heard Once That Now Live Rent-Free In Their Hearts

36 of the most impactful sentences people have ever heard that stayed with them forever.

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Inspirational Quotes: Marie Curie, Nick Saban And Others

Read inspirational quotes about overcoming setbacks, pushing ahead on innovation and enjoying the struggles of life.

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12 Unique Ideas That Were Stolen From Their Original Owners

Innovation shapes our world, but not every breakthrough gets credited to the right person. History is full of unique ideas that were stolen from their original owners, leaving inventors and creators without the recognition they deserved. Sometimes, these ideas were taken intentionally; other times, the theft was more subtle, happening…

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Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the Sunshine State

The Independent UK

Can you dream during non-REM sleep?

People report vivid dreams during rapid-eye-movement sleep. But is this sleep stage really the only time we dream?

LiveScience

Robert Kiyosaki: 6 Ways the Rich Learn To Earn Money

Discover 6 powerful lessons from Robert Kiyosaki on how the rich learn to earn. Shift your mindset and build wealth through smarter financial education.

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21 Wise Old Sayings That Have Totally Lost Their Meaning In The Contemporary World, As Shared By Folks In This Online Group

47 outdated proverbs that no longer hold any meaning, as shared online.

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Someone Asked, ‘What’s A Cool Fun Fact That You Know?’, 23 People Delivered

If you have a minute to spare, this post with random facts is a perfect treat for you!

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50 Surprising Facts From “Today I Learned” That Show How Little We Actually Know (New Facts)

One thing about knowledge is that it shouldn’t be gatekept. And on Reddit’s Today I Learned community, it isn’t. The post 50 Surprising Facts From “Today I Learned” That Show How Little We Actually Know (New Facts) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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A bromance ends: Trump-Musk friendship goes from meteoric rise to epic meltdown in under a year

Though the tech billionaire quickly rose to the (self-titled) position of ‘first buddy,’ it ended in a flash, writes Mike Bedigan and Isabel Keane

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90 People Who Forgot Tattoos Are Permanent And Didn’t Research Their Artist Enough (New Pics)

Let their bad decisions be warnings to all of us tattoo enthusiasts about what not to do. The post 90 People Who Forgot Tattoos Are Permanent And Didn’t Research Their Artist Enough (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

Fortune

How the 173-year-old glass-maker behind Edison's light bulb and iPhone screens became a Silicon Valley darling

CEO Wendell Weeks talks about Corning Inc.’s innovations—ranging from Edison’s lightbulb to the face of your smartphone—and how its fiber-optic cables are powering the AI revolution.

The Conversation

Can you sleep your way to better decision making? Here’s what the science says

The author John Steinbeck said: “It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” Many others have claimed they formulated breakthroughs and innovations in dreams. Recent studies on the science of sleep suggest these…

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50 Museums That Went Above And Beyond To Make Sure The Experience Is Never Boring (New Pics)

Some museum displays are out of the ordinary, and that's us putting it lightly. Check out some of the weirdest discoveries from all over the world. The post 50 Museums That Went Above And Beyond To Make Sure The Experience Is Never Boring (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Why Silicon Valley falls prey to ‘charisma distortion,’ according to investor and Google X founding member Tom Chi

Silicon Valley loves a charismatic visionary. Sometimes a little too much, like when that vision outstrips reality. I recently talked about this with Tom Chi, once a founding member of Google X and now founding partner at At One Ventures.

The Guardian - UK

My love supreme for the very best of jazz

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s article on the mysterious power of the genre

What Hi-Fi?

From voice to vinyl: how records get their groove

Ever wondered how music actually gets onto your vinyl records? Let us take you now on a journey into sound

International Business Times

Swan Song For General Electric As It Completes Demerger

The US conglomerate General Electric, co-founded more than 130 years ago by Thomas Edison, is opening a new chapter in its history on Tuesday: its break-up into three independent entities which will then concentrate on their disparate core businesses.

The Guardian - UK

Shock of the old: 10 of the weirdest, wildest dolls from history – from Frozen Charlotte to the Cabbage Patch Kids

We’ve played with miniature humans for thousands of years – so why are they so often creepy? From ivory Roman dolls to wax antiques, here are some of the most unnerving

The Guardian - US

Gen Z struggles with job interviews. Can we really blame them?

Managers say younger job applicants are floundering. Are they slacking off or resistant to a flawed system?

The Guardian - UK

Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures

Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – everything from private automobiles to taxis, ambulances and tricycles. We’ve got the photos to prove it

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