Credit typically goes to inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. But the actual story is more complicated and interesting.

The story points to Austrian mechanic Erwin Perzy in 1900, but records show snow globes existed by at least 1878.

I emailed 126,148 leads that were over five years old — 61 responded, and seven converted that same week. I'd say that's worth being "annoying" to a few.

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Giant tortoises are some of the long-lived species on the planet. Here’s what biologists now understand about one of nature’s most impressive longevity experiments.

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For the project, eight varieties of tulip bulbs are being imported from the Netherlands, which are expected to arrive in India by next week.

The University of Cincinnati research team developed a "sound bulb" to help visually impaired students in physics experiments.

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