Everyone knows what a Rube Goldberg machine is, but what do you know about the cartoonist who they're named after?

Everyone knows what a Rube Goldberg machine is, but what do you know about the cartoonist who they're named after?

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Short Stuff: Rube Goldberg

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Rhodium is one of the most valuable precious metals on Earth, though it has dropped in value by about 80% in the last year. Learn why by clicking play.

Rhodium is one of the most valuable precious metals on Earth, though it has dropped in value by about 80% in the last year. Learn why by clicking play.

Short Stuff: Rhodium

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Grizzly bears had never killed a person in Glacier National Park until the night of August 12, 1967. That's when everything changed for National Parks moving forward.

Grizzly bears had never killed a person in Glacier National Park until the night of August 12, 1967. That's when everything changed for National Parks moving forward.

Night of the Grizzlies

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Do you know that up until July 2011 an ambitious hacker with a good software program could deduce your social security number based on your date and place of birth? In this classic episode, the boys examine some of the lesser-known details of the Social Security system in the U.S.

Do you know that up until July 2011 an ambitious hacker with a good software program could deduce your social security number based on your date and place of birth? In this classic episode, the boys examine some of the lesser-known details of the Social Security system in the U.S.

Selects: Social Security Numbers: Less Boring Than You'd Think

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Short Stuff: Rube Goldberg

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