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Lincoln’s lost lecture
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago“All creation is a mine, and every man, a miner.” So begins one of the least-known speeches by Abraham Lincoln, the “Lecture on Discoveries and...
Humanity's historical fascination with wearable wheels
Engadget· 12 months agoBipedal locomotion is the worst. You take a step forward and you end up standing there, legs akimbo,...
Douglas County Past: Superior native vies for 'Miss America'; poundmaster, citizen wrangle over cow
Superior Telegram, Wis. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 4—Aug. 5, 1947 Finnell gets $303 fine for whiskey sales Otto Finnell, Lake Nebagamon tavern operator, was fined $300 and costs of $3 Tuesday afternoon on a charge of selling liquor to minors ...
A new look at our linguistic roots
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLinguists and archaeologists have argued for decades about where, and when, the first Indo-European languages were spoken, and what kind of lives those...
If a pothole damages your car, Fort Worth says to file a claim. Those who do regret it.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the last three years, at least 149 drivers have filed claims against the city of Fort Worth to...
Ohio train derailment results in lawsuits, dead animals and lingering questions about toxic...
Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe fallout continues from the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals near the...
Burning insulation causes DC to evacuate Metro station and suspend service on multiple lines
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAn insulator under a rail car caught fire Thursday, forcing the evacuation of an underground Metro station when smoke filled the station. The DC Fire and Emergency Services agency posted on ...