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The unexpected origins of modern computing, inventions, and machines.
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The Original "Computer Bug" Was Literally a Trapped Moth
On September 9, 1947, engineers debugging the Harvard Mark II relay computer extracted a physical moth taped into the official logbook.
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A Battery at Oxford University Has Been Ringing a Bell Non-Stop for 184 Years
Inside the Clarendon Laboratory at Oxford, a mysterious dry-pile battery has been quietly ringing two small bells since 1840 without a single recharge.
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Why Phantom Traffic Jams Appear on Highways With No Accidents
Highway traffic can suddenly crawl to a complete standstill for miles, only to accelerate back to full speed without a single obstacle or crash.