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The “jet” in “jet black” refers to a gem. One that’s really, really black.
Today in 1797, the launch of the USS Constitution, the oldest active duty ship in the US Navy’s fleet. And for the last half century or so, a part of keeping “Old Ironsides” in operation is a special US Navy forest.
Today in 1965, there was an unusual visitor high atop New York’s famous Empire State Building: a Ford Mustang. And it took some doing to get it up there.
We’re replaying some of our favorite episodes on the ice this week.
Autonomous vehicles have high-tech systems to see “see” what’s around them on the roads. A project in Germany asks if these cars also need to be listening to what’s around them too.
As a Halloween week prank in 1998, DJs in Tennessee said people had to exchange their old $20 bills for the new ones, or they would become worthless.
For World Octopus Day, the story of Otto, who proved that not only is an octopus clever, it can be a little too clever.
Sometimes a cookbook is more than a set of recipes: it’s a window into a culture.
In Japan, even silent films had voices, thanks to live performers known as benshi.
Today in 1932, the London newspaper The Times published its first edition with a brand new typeface: Times New Roman. And it's been a big deal ever since, even in the computer age.
