Peter Roberts invented a quick-release socket wrench. He then went to war with Sears over his creation.

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Tab Babbitt watched lumbermen literally breaking their backs on the whipsaw and thought, "There must be a better way."

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For decades, every January 19th, a mysterious figure walked the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, Maryland. Who was this person?

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Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski was smart. Yet MIT almost blocked her at the door.

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John's talent got him a job. His temper got him jailed.

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A decades-old comedy movie gave birth to one of the most epic "sports" networks of all time.

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Oh no! The black cat Nemo had gone missing. The story of his return is a crazy one.

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Rebecca and a friend went to a party. Their male host decided to "teach" them about "very important" things.

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Medical paperwork glitches can be dangerous, even deadly. What's happening, and how can it be fixed?

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There's a lonely home to 150 people at the bottom of the world. Their lives are science and survival.

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