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Eureka! The Archimedes PrincipleArchimedes discovered the law of buoyancy while taking a bath and ran through the streets naked to announce his discovery.
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Facts About ThoriumProperties, sources and uses of the element thorium.
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Who Invented the Refrigerator?Methods for preserving food by cooling have been around for thousands of years, but the modern refrigerator is a recent invention.
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Facts About BromineProperties, sources and uses of the element bromine.
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Facts About ManganeseProperties, sources and uses of the element manganese.
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Facts About ZirconiumProperties, sources and uses of the element zirconium.
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Facts About EinsteiniumEinsteinium, the 99th element, was discovered in the debris from the first hydrogen bomb test.
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Who Invented the Microwave Oven?The discovery that microwave energy could cook food was a happy accident involving melted chocolate.
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Ups & Downs: The Evolution of ElevatorsThe need to move things to the next level has been recognized for thousands of years.
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Who Invented the Traffic Light?The answer is not so simple, as several inventors came up with different designs around the same time.
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What Is a Monsoon?A monsoon is a seasonal shift in wind direction. It can cause heavy rainfall during the summer and dry spells in the winter.
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Facts About RadiumProperties, sources and uses of the element radium.
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Facts About ScandiumFacts, uses and properties of the element scandium.
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Facts About RubidiumProperties, sources and uses of the element rubidium.
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Facts About Cesium
Properties, sources and uses of the element cesium.
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Facts About GermaniumProperties, sources and uses of the element germanium.
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Facts About PlatinumProperties, sources and uses of the element platinum.
