History Schmistory: January 4. An Elephant Never Forgets…

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1903: Topsy, an old circus elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison in an effort to shed light on the “dangers” of AC current, during the much publicized War of Currents campaign. More proof that Thomas Edison had no soul. Just look at the guy…

Hurricane Irene from space. NASA is cool.

NASA is still exploring!

Though the days of the Space Shuttle are over, NASA is showing no signs of slowing. In addition to the Jupiter probe, Juno, just  launched today, they will be sending a schmancy new state-of-the-art rover called Curiosity to Mars. Here’s some awesome animations depicting it’s upcoming journey…

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