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Many know the research conducted around the first atomic bombs as the "Manhattan Project," but was it really based in New York City?
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Did you know that NASA went out of its way to embrace the unlucky number thirteen?
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In the fourth century A.D. Christmas supplanted the Roman Saturnalia festival, but the tradition of wild celebrations continued.
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