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The technologies we rely on today, particularly smartphones, have largely superseded devices that were groundbreaking just a few decades ago. However, nearly every modern gadget evolved from an...
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Many people have a love-hate relationship with social media and networking sites. At their best, they can keep us connected to friends and loved ones all over the world, provide a platform for...
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Serendipity refers to accidental discoveries that lead to beneficial outcomes. The word was coined in 1754 by Horace Walpole, inspired by a tale about three princes who made fortunate discoveries by...
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Language is always changing, just like Led Zeppelin crooned in “Stairway to Heaven.” Words get new meanings while losing old ones. 24/7 Tempo used the Oxford University and Dictionary.com...
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Social media has exploded into a global phenomenon over the last 15 or 20 years. Once mostly a way for schoolmates and co-workers to interact – Mark Zuckerberg famously launched what he...
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World War II was a period of rapid innovation and industrial growth. While the war spurred revolutionary advances in fields like radar, propulsion, and nuclear energy that have shaped the postwar...
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The 1960s is remembered as a time of cultural upheaval, the divisive Vietnam War, the clamoring for civil rights by minorities, women, and the gay community, and the beginning of the environmental...
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No other doll in American history is more famous than Barbie, whose full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. She is what every girl wanted to have as a child. With her critics and admirers abound,...
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Finding a shipwreck has been the stuff of fantasy for as long as people have sought opportunities beyond the horizon. There is no shortage of wrecked vessels to find; it’s estimated that there are...
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The American military has had an impact on popular culture, whether it’s movies, fashion, or your political preference. And for better or worse, the argot of the military has seeped into everyday...
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Electric light has been with us in one form or another since at least the latter 19th century. For most of the 20th century, illumination by way of electricity came from incandescent lightbulbs...
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In the history and mythology of the American West, the role of firearms is central to the conquest of the frontier and the fulfillment of America’s Manifest Destiny. Told in history books,...
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July 4th is Independence Day for the United States, but for teenagers in America, their true day of independence is the day they get their first driver’s license – a right of passage that,...
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Since its release in 2017, TikTok has quickly become a global phenomenon. Depending on whom you ask, the platform is a relatively benign social media product or a Trojan horse that produces a...
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The chirp of crickets. The rhythmic sounds of cicadas. The sudden, intense flicker of lightning bugs. The cute red-and-black ladybugs appearing like bright ornaments on green leaves. Summer magic!...
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