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On December 9, 1968, Douglas Engelbart and 17 other researchers from the Stanford Research Institute gave a 90-minute…
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They can do everything from plot complex equations to even play games like Doom (if you have enough rotting…
Sep 16
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On October 6, Christie’s will be auctioning off Stan—one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever…
Aug 21
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Jurassic Park ushered in a new era of digital visual effects in Hollywood, but did you know the filmmakers…
Apr 14
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The auction house who recently sold the rare Nintendo Play Station console is making it harder and harder to be a…
Mar 30
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There are many epic comic book collections out there, but few have garnered intrigue and infamy quite like the Ian…
Mar 25
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Every few years rumors will pop-up about a supposed smart shoe Apple is working on, and as far-fetched as they might…
Mar 6
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A failed partnership 28 years ago between a pair of gigantic names in gaming has resulted in one of the rarest…
Oct 28 2019
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A 10-inch painting that hung in a French woman’s kitchen for so long she had no idea how it came to be in her…
Jul 21 2019
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Former NASA intern Gary George sold off three of the agency’s videotapes of the Apollo 11 moon landing for $1.82…
Jul 5 2019
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A 3,300-year-old sculpture of Tutankhamun’s head has been auctioned off at Christie’s for $6 Million, despite claims…
Jul 1 2019
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Later this month, some of the original videotapes that captured the first Moon landing will be auctioned off to the…
Jun 11 2019
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Thanks to modern paleontology techniques, finding dinosaur fossils isn’t as difficult or random as it once was.…
Apr 24 2019
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An auction house in Florida is reportedly fulfilling the final wishes of an exotic animal collector by selling off…
Jan 18 2019
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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of all things collectible, toy-related, and budget-breaking. This…
Nov 9 2018
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A decade before Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany, famed physicist Albert Einstein was already sensing imminent…
Nov 8 2018
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A selection of work and belongings of the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking snatched hundreds of thousands…
Nov 3 2018
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When it’s not morphin’ time, it’s color coordination time—and now some of the most color-coordinated superhero…
Nov 2 2018
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The Twilight Zone episode “The Eye of the Beholder” is one of the greatest TV episodes of all time. And now you can…
Oct 30 2018
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Have you ever wanted to own a piece of the moon? Now might be your chance, if you have a million bucks lying around.…