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The Creator of the Computer Mouse Never Received Any Royalties
Though Engelbart revolutionized computing in 1967 with the invention of the mouse, he never received any royalties from his creation
Museum to Preserve Lonesome George, in All His Lonesomeness, Forever
There are no other Pinta Island tortoises preserved anywhere else in the world, so George will be alone forever
First Death During Cirque du Soleil Performance
For 29 years, Cirque du Soleil had defied death, never seeing a performer die on the job. Until this past weekend
19 Veteran Firefighters Die in Arizona Blaze, the Worst Wildfire Disaster in 80 Years
A fire at Yarnell Hill, Arizona over the weekend killed 19 experienced firefighters
Oklahoma Has Way Too Many Storm Chasers, And Most of Them Aren’t Doing Much Good
During a huge tornado hundreds of storm chasers will clog the roads trying to catch a view
The Death of a Conservationist Who Fought Poachers and the Drug Trade That Funds Them
Conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval's passion for protecting sea turtles likely cost him his life
The Man Who Coined the Word ‘Sack’ in Football Dies at 74
For a long time, a quarterback's greatest fear was David "Deacon" Jones
If You Must Kill That Spider, The Best Way Is To Freeze It
The next time you see an eight legged friend that you'd rather not be friends with, here's the best way to kill it
Heinrich Rohrer, Father of Nanotechnology, Dies at 79
Heinrich Rohrer, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics, passed away last week at the age of 79
So Long, Kepler: NASA’s Crack Exoplanet-Hunter Falls to Mechanical Failure
Kepler has changed our place in the universe, but now the four-year old satellite is down with a broken wheel
E. coli Can Survive the Freezing Cold Winter Hidden in Manure
Even the harsh Canadian winter can't kill these hardy bacteria
How Often Does the Oldest Person in the World Die?
Every so often you hear about the oldest person in the world dying, but how often does this actually happen?
Ray Harryhausen, the Godfather of Stop Motion Animation, Dies
Producer and animator Ray Harryhausen, who invented a kind of stop motion model animation called 'dynamation,' died today
Mary Thom, Feminist, Historian and Editor, Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68
Mary Thom, feminist editor, writer and behind-the-scenes activist, died earlier this week in a motorcycle accident in Yonkers
In 2010, Malaria Killed 660,000 People, And Now It’s Resistant to the Drugs We Use to Fight It
Scientists have discovered a drug-resistant strain of malaria, and it's spreading
Math Prodigy Shakuntala Devi, ‘The Human Computer,’ Dies at 83
In 1977, Devi faced off against a computer in a speed calculation race. She won twice
Edinburgh’s Mysterious Miniature Coffins
In 1836, three Scottish boys discovered a strange cache of miniature coffins concealed on a hillside above Edinburgh. Who put them there—and why?
Robert Edwards, 87, Helped Bring Millions of Babies Into This World
In vitro ferlization has helped millions of people have babies. The techniques co-founded just died
Thieves Break Into Safe to Steal $3 Million Worth of Rhino Horns
Right now the going rate for rhino horn (just about $30,000 a pound) is higher than for gold
Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher Dies at Age 87
Margaret Tatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain and first woman to lead a Western power, died today at the age of 87
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