Here’s what Albert Einstein looked like when he was a kid

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Here’s a picture of Albert Einstein taken in 1882. He was a remarkably mature three-year old. My guess is he’s looking at the camera calculating the focal distance and running a table of apertures in his head in order to determine the correct shutter speed for the perfect shot.

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Infamous MIT Hacks (Pranks) and their influence on hacker ethic

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MIT pranks, or “hacks” as they are known in MIT lore, showcase MIT students’ scientific knowledge, mechanical engineering skills, anti-authoritarian whimsy, and geeky sense of humor. The tradition dates back to the 1870’s when students sprinkled iodide of nitrogen over the grounds of a military drill field causing mini explosions when fellow classmates conducted their…

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Funny Google Street View pictures

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When a vehicle is driving down millions of miles of random streets taking billions of pictures, you’re bound to end up capturing some unexpected (and entertaining) results. Here we present a pictorial collection of funny Google Street View pictures.

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Odd and Funny Google Street View pictures

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Of course, when a vehicle is driving down millions of miles of random streets taking billions of pictures, you’re bound to end up capturing some unexpected (and entertaining) results. Here is a collection of odd and funny Google Street View pictures.

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Amazing photos of huge plasma filament erupting from the Sun

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NASA spacecraft have captured pictures of a huge filament of super-hot plasma being ejected from the Sun on August 31, 2012. The Sun is approaching a period of peak activity (in 2013) and coronal mass ejections (CME’s) such as this may become more common. NASA estimates the size of the eruption as 186,000 miles long…

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