By Karl Smallwood – TodayIFoundOut.com

Given that humans have been using lead in various product for over 8,000 years (with the first known mining of it in Anatolia around 6500 BCE), you might be surprised to learn that we have known that lead is dangerous and shouldn’t be trifled with since at least 150 BC, when its effects on the human body were noted by famed Greek physician Nicander of Colophon. Nicander even went so far as to describe the metal as “deadly”, writing extensively on the crippling effects it has on the human body in his work, Alexipharmaca.

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By Jamie Condliffe

The U.S military is …

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By Chris Matyszczyk Technically Incorrect: Two million people have already marveled on YouTube, as soldiers fail to load a tank onto a transporter. Sometimes, only an engineer can fix things.

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By Richard Nieva The search giant is reportedly adding a “buy” button to some search results on its smartphone app — in an effort to keep users from going to competing services.

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By Alissa Walker

It starts like a fog machine, deploying its vaporous mist into the air—until the cloud it emits holds its exquisite shape and silently hovers mid-room for hours. This is the drama and allure of Nimbus, the physics-defying work of Dutch sculptor Berndnaut Smilde.

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By Adam Clark Estes

I’ve never been able to hear well. As a child, I was in and out of the hospital as doctors struggled to treat chronic ear infections that left me in throbbing pain and, eventually, relative silence. By the time I went to college, I had only one half-functioning ear drum and no hope of regaining the hearing I’d lost after years of damage. Surgery was too risky, the doctors said. This year, I decided to take the risk, and the results were extraordinary.

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By Jason Mick Oculus VR unveils finished design, targets 2016 launch; price is still unknown …read more

Source:: http://www.dailytech.com/Oculus+Rift+and+Compatible+Gaming+Rig+Will+Likely+Cost+1000+or+More/article37350.htm

By Brian Krepshaw The Sandwich Knife uses two blades to slice sandwich-ready bread at once. The offset blades keep the slices hinged together.
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By Ian Besler

As the drought in Southern California continues for a fourth punishing year, …

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By Attila Nagy

Weather forecasting has come a long way, as the video below of a midcentury climate model illustrates. And if you’re into vintage computer graphics, it provides some pretty nice eye candy too.

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