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A never-before-seen-alive whale has washed ashore in New Zealand, a British woman owes her life to baking soda, and on This Day in History, the Rosetta Stone is discovered by French forces.
'Flesh-eating bug ate away at my nose - baking soda saved my life' (yahoo.com)
The Rosetta Stone: Unlocking the Ancient Egyptian Language - ARCE
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone | British Museum
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New process that makes it possible to recycle used clothes and on This Day in History, the first television broadcast of a sporting event takes place.
A polyester-dissolving process could make modern clothing recyclable
First televised tennis match. - Today's Flashback (todaysflashback.com)
The First TV: A Complete History of Television (historycooperative.org)
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Teddy Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen from a museum in the 1980s, but has finally made its way home. Plus, on This Day in History, tragedy strikes the Andrée Expedition en route to the North Pole ... by balloon
TDIH: Andrée’s Arctic Balloon Expedition
TDIH: Andrée Balloon Crash: A Photographic Journey through the Most Surreal Arctic Disaster
TDIH: Andrée's North Pole expedition
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How NASA intends to DESTROY the International Space Station – you heard that correctly … DESTROY, Weird Wednesday has more bizarre world records, cows stampeding through town, and a disgusting site at Yosemite National Park. Plus, on This Day in History, Lady Godiva bears it all and rides … or did she?
NASA will retire the ISS soon. Here's what comes next. : NPR
Watch: Idaho man throws chopsticks at balloons for his 180th world record - UPI.com
Watch: Man uses eye socket strength to break two Guinness World Records - UPI.com
45 escaped cows stampede through neighborhood in England - UPI.com
Look: Used toilet paper 'all too familiar' a sight at Yosemite National Park - UPI.com
Culture Re-View: Lady Godiva rides naked through Coventry - allegedly | Euronews
Lady Godiva's Ride, Fact & Fiction (britainexpress.com)
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Carpenter ants selectively performing surgery on their colony-mates, and on This Day in History, the iconic Donkey Kong is released in Japan.
An ant that selectively amputates the infected limbs of wounded sisters
Carpenter ants are the only other animals known to amputate besides humans, researchers say | CNN
Donkey Kong: A Record of Struggle (By Hirohisa Komanome)
(Video) The Complete History of Donkey Kong (1981 to 2023)
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In vitro brains are being used to control robots -- how scientists did it and where this bio-technology goes from here. The world’s oldest cave painting is discovered in Indonesia, dating back more than 51,000 years, and on This Day in History ...
Step aside Futurama, scientist build robot that's controlled by a brain in a jar
Recreating the Neanderthal Brain
World’s oldest cave painting is at least 51,200 years old, scientists say
Narrative cave art in Indonesia by 51,200 years ago
Erector Set Patented – Today in History: July 8 - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
A.C. Gilbert | Lemelson (mit.edu)
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Scientists reveal a new giant salamander-like creature that lived before the dinosaurs, and on TDIH, the first travel agency is formed in the mid-1800s.
This giant salamanderlike creature lived 40 million years before dinosaurs | AP News
Giant stem tetrapod was apex predator in Gondwanan late Palaeozoic ice age | Nature
A history of Thomas Cook, one of the world’s oldest travel firms | CNN
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Using radiation to curb rhino Poaching, Weird Wednesday has fossilized feces, a tent naming contest, and a unique animal far from home. Plus, on This Day in History, the first large scale cultivated strawberry is introduced.
South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching
As Mentioned in the Rhino Story Above: The Private Rhino Owners Association
An Arizona museum tells the stories of ancient animals through their fossilized poop | AP News
Watch: Pennsylvania market asks public to name its new tent - UPI.com
Broad Street Market Tent Naming Contest — Broad Street Market
TDIH: A Brief History of the Strawberry (thespruceeats.com)
TDIH: Michael Keens - The Daily Gardener
A Brief History of Trans-Atlantic Balloon Crossings | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)
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Extremely Large Extinct Snake Discovered and TDIH - Alligator Falling From the Sky
alligator The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) July 11, 1843 - Newspapers.com™
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Some Gut Bacteria Linked to Compulsive Eating and TDIH - The Sony Walkman Arrives.
Gut microbiota signatures of vulnerability to food addiction in mice and humans | Gut (bmj.com)
The first Sony Walkman goes on sale | July 1, 1979 | HISTORY
Flashback 1979: Sony’s Iconic Walkman Is Born | Sound & Vision (soundandvision.com)
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