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Briefly Interesting - Curiosity, Done Quick

Briefly Interesting - Curiosity, Done Quick

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 Bitesize knowledge for curious people. History, technology, science, and more every week.Briefly Interesting Social Sciences
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  • 07: The Forgotten Wright Who Helped Teach the World to Fly

    07: The Forgotten Wright Who Helped Teach the World to Fly
    Aug 29 2022

    Katharine Wright was the younger sister of the famous Wright Brothers and, despite not being as well remembered today, was instrumental to her brother's success.
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    2 mins
  • 06: Bessie Coleman: The First Black Woman to Earn a Pilot's License

    06: Bessie Coleman: The First Black Woman to Earn a Pilot's License
    Aug 23 2022

    In June 1921 Bessie Coleman became the first African-American woman and first Native American in the world to earn a pilot’s licence - forging her legacy as a pioneering woman of the early days of aviation.
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    3 mins
  • 05: When Grasshoppers Invaded the American West

    05: When Grasshoppers Invaded the American West
    Aug 15 2022

    What happened when a swarm of locusts bigger than California invaded the west?
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    5 mins
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