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14 Fascinating Facts About Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton.

14 Fascinating Facts About Isaac Newton

7 Food and Drink Hacks Based on Math and Science

Serving a crowd? Break out the pizza cutter and prepare to do some math.

7 Food and Drink Hacks Based on Math and Science

7 Fascinating Facts About the Sun

A coronal mass ejection from the sun

7 Fascinating Facts About the Sun

11 Radiant Facts About Marie Curie

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11 Radiant Facts About Marie Curie

When Marie and Pierre Curie Investigated a Psychic Medium

The psychic medium Eusapia Palladino

Cambridge University Is Hiring an Archivist to Catalog 160 Boxes of Stephen Hawking’s Work

Stephen Hawking at Cambridge's Emmanuel College in 2013.

The Reason Why Baking Sheets Clang in the Oven—And How to Avoid It

'Clang, clang, clang' went the cookie tray.

The Science Behind Why It Hurts So Much to Step on a LEGO

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Watch Albert Einstein Explain His Theory of Relativity in Historic Footage

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19 Smart Facts About Albert Einstein

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See How Many Balloons It Would Take to Lift the House from Pixar's Up

Disney, Pixar

Why Your Christmas Lights Always Get Tangled, According to Science

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Common Misconceptions About Flying

He's harmless.

Does Putting a Penny in the Microwave Really Make It Shrink?

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20 Boredom-Busting Science Experiments You Can Do at Home, Courtesy of YouTube’s Physics Girl

YouTube's Physics Girl snuffs out a candle with carbon dioxide.

14 Incredible Scientific Discoveries of the Decade

NASA // Public Domain