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The Sleep Shepherd Blue was created as a drug-free alternative for sleep disorders.

Franz Reichelt is now remembered as the "flying tailor."

From the man who died because of a failed parachute suit to the daredevil who perished in a stunt gone wrong, sometimes brilliance comes with a price.

The game was so entertaining that parents were having trouble tearing their kids away from it.

Thieving hazelnut spread fans beware.

Even if you don’t pick up, your buzzing phone is still detracting from your focus.

Here's how one company plans to prevent distracted texters from bumping into the rest of us.

A longstanding urban legend goes like this: During the space race of the 1960s, NASA spent millions developing a fancy "space pen" that could be used in zero gravity ... but the Soviets just used a pencil. This story resonates with us because NASA did act

The Game Genie was the technological holy grail of my Nintendo-playing childhood. Here was a device that would let me play Super Mario Bros. with infinite lives, or get infinite rockets in Metroid. Here's exactly how it worked, and how people are still us

Image credit: Flickr user AJ Cann Pocket-sized multitools are a dime a dozen, but the Swiss Army Knife is an icon. Its name is shorthand for versatility and its cross-emblazoned red handle has gone to the North Pole, to the top of Mount Everest, to the d

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