From the journal Science China: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, February 2014.
Awkward scientific acronyms
The glowing light bulb discovered by accident in 1675
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RAF pilots spotted 6,000 stone traps invisible from the ground
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A single atomic nucleus hit Utah with the force of a pitched baseball
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