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The ’90s ‘mind-control glasses’ that ended in lawsuits The ’90s ‘mind-control glasses’ that ended in lawsuits

By Popular Science Team

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The man who lived with no brain The man who lived with no brain

By Popular Science Team

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The forgotten technology that made YouTube possible The forgotten technology that made YouTube possible

By Popular Science Team

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‘I traveled 8,000 miles for the camera that killed Polaroid’ ‘I traveled 8,000 miles for the camera that killed Polaroid’

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The most famous mystery science might never solve The most famous mystery science might never solve

By Popular Science Team

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The terrible Radio Shack computer that became your phone The terrible Radio Shack computer that became your phone

By Popular Science Team

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The sand that (almost) killed millions The sand that (almost) killed millions

By Popular Science Team

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In the 1960s, swindlers pushed fake radioactive medicine In the 1960s, swindlers pushed fake radioactive medicine

By Popular Science Team

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The $580 million vinyl movie disaster that destroyed an empire The $580 million vinyl movie disaster that destroyed an empire

By Popular Science Team

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In 1967, Walter Cronkite tried to predict the year 2000. Here’s what he got right (and very wrong). In 1967, Walter Cronkite tried to predict the year 2000. Here’s what he got right (and very wrong).

By Popular Science Team

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Move over, Facetime: We’re calling on a 1987 Mitsubishi VisiTel videophone Move over, Facetime: We’re calling on a 1987 Mitsubishi VisiTel videophone

By Popular Science Team, Video by Kevin Lieber

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The world’s first successful limb re-attachment is a fascinating story of science and human ingenuity The world’s first successful limb re-attachment is a fascinating story of science and human ingenuity

By Popular Science Team

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The history-altering medical mystery of an astronaut who fell in the bathroom The history-altering medical mystery of an astronaut who fell in the bathroom

By Popular Science Team

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If Pokémon existed in the wild, how would they compare to real animals? If Pokémon existed in the wild, how would they compare to real animals?

By Popular Science Team

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The buried treasure that helped take us to the moon The buried treasure that helped take us to the moon

By Popular Science Team

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Uranus is a grizzly bear: Understanding planet mass using animals Uranus is a grizzly bear: Understanding planet mass using animals

By Popular Science Team

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A history of trepanning: Why do we put holes in our skulls? A history of trepanning: Why do we put holes in our skulls?

By Popular Science Team

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Watch us try to make ‘Butler in a Box’ work like it’s 1983 Watch us try to make ‘Butler in a Box’ work like it’s 1983

By Annie Colbert