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The First Woman to Earn a PhD in Computer Science Was a Nun (mentalfloss.com)
4 points by wyclif on Dec 3, 2013 | past
Did Blowing into Nintendo Cartridges Really Help? (mentalfloss.com)
5 points by palidanx on Dec 2, 2013 | past | 1 comment
Making "HBO City" (mentalfloss.com)
3 points by kldavis4 on Nov 26, 2013 | past
Why Aren't There B Batteries? (mentalfloss.com)
14 points by kldavis4 on Nov 26, 2013 | past | 1 comment
Why Are There 5,280 Feet in a Mile? Making Sense of Measurements (mentalfloss.com)
3 points by rohshall on Nov 25, 2013 | past
Ancient Abandoned Websites That Still Work (mentalfloss.com)
80 points by jamesbritt on Nov 23, 2013 | past | 37 comments
15 Ambitious Plans to Colonize the Moon (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by dirktheman on Nov 15, 2013 | past
MIT Media Lab has developed a way to reach out and touch someone, literally (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by prateekj on Nov 14, 2013 | past
The History of the Trapper Keeper (mentalfloss.com)
3 points by shawndumas on Nov 7, 2013 | past
When His Project Was Canceled, an Unemployed Programmer Sneaked Into Apple (mentalfloss.com)
8 points by sonabinu on Nov 3, 2013 | past | 1 comment
Our interview with Bill Watterson (mentalfloss.com)
112 points by rhubarbcustard on Oct 17, 2013 | past | 23 comments
Interview with Bill Watterson (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by primelens on Oct 17, 2013 | past
Our Interview with Bill Watterson (mentalfloss.com)
10 points by coloneltcb on Oct 17, 2013 | past
Meet the 'Refrigerator Ladies' Who Programmed the ENIAC (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by mjhoy on Oct 14, 2013 | past | 1 comment
A Holiday in Honor of the Korean Writing System (mentalfloss.com)
120 points by walid on Oct 11, 2013 | past | 79 comments
30 Life Hacks Tested Pass/Fail (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by zenpaul on Oct 9, 2013 | past
Meet the Real Heisenberg (mentalfloss.com)
7 points by nvk on Sept 30, 2013 | past
There’s Poop on the Moon (mentalfloss.com)
3 points by nvk on Sept 27, 2013 | past
The history of the Trapper Keeper (mentalfloss.com)
3 points by asanwal on Sept 26, 2013 | past
The First Handheld Cell Phone Call (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by McKittrick on Sept 17, 2013 | past
The history of CTRL + ALT + DEL (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by pjvds on Sept 17, 2013 | past
Watch Steve Jobs Prep for His First TV Interview (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by charlieirish on Sept 9, 2013 | past
How People Reacted to Computer Viruses in 1988 (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by hkimura on Sept 5, 2013 | past
What Does Marijuana Do to Spiders? (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by taylorbuley on Aug 8, 2013 | past
The Legend of The Oregon Trail (mentalfloss.com)
23 points by dhotson on Aug 1, 2013 | past | 3 comments
How Superman Defeated the Ku Klux Klan (mentalfloss.com)
8 points by thret on July 28, 2013 | past | 4 comments
The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by MarlonPro on July 17, 2013 | past
Lifehacks from 100 Years Ago (mentalfloss.com)
260 points by ohjeez on July 17, 2013 | past | 92 comments
Scientific Reasons to Respect Light Beer (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by wozniacki on July 13, 2013 | past
The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by Lightning on July 13, 2013 | past

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