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J. Robert Oppenheimer (L) & Gen. Leslie R. Groves at ground zero examine remains of a base of the steel test tower at the Trinity Test site of a nuclear bomb; as part of the Manhattan Project in New Mexico, Sep. 1945. Los Alamos National Laboratory

Timeline of the Manhattan Project

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How Radioactive Isotopes are Used in Medicine

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8 of the Largest Empires in History

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Pro and Con: School Uniforms

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Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

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8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017

What Is the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super Typhoon?

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fermium-257 fermium-256 chemical element hydrogen carbon sodium nitrogen sulfur phosphorus boron iodine fluorine zinc

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Glenn T. Seaborg

Glenn T. Seaborg

American chemist

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118 Names and Symbols of the Periodic Table Quiz

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Facts You Should Know: The Periodic Table Quiz