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  • Cartoons from Japan: How Anime Crossed the Seas

    Hailing from across the Pacific, Japan is a small island nation responsible for giving us instant ramen, airsoft, and even lithium-ion batteries. They’re pretty much wizards over there, making stuff that influences the world, changes the way we have fun, and even keeps college kids (like me) fed! They also made one of the most…

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  • The Disaster of the Space Shuttle Columbia

      Let’s explore the story of the Space Shuttle Columbia. We’ve marveled at its grandeur and the promise it held for venturing deeper into space. But what about its fate? Was it a tale of triumph or tragedy? What happened to the Columbia? Back on January 16, 2003, the Columbia embarked on STS-107, its 88th…

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  • Your Childhood was Made by Cartoon Network Studios

    Let’s face it: if you were a kid in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, there’s a pretty damn good chance that your favorite cartoons came from Cartoon Network Studios. Founded on October 21, 1994 as a division of Hanna-Barbera (y’know, the guys who made the Flintstones), until it was all absorbed into Warner Brothers…

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