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MrBeast: MrBeast and LeBron James Granted 100 Kids With Cancer Their Biggest Wishes

July 26, 2026

MrBeast, LeBron James, and a coalition of chart-topping musicians and athletes joined forces to grant

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BRIGHT SIDE: Egypt Is Carving an Artificial Nile Through the Desert to Build a City of 3 Million Families

July 25, 2026

Egypt is constructing Jirean, a brand-new desert city of up to 3 million families built

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StarTalk: Neil deGrasse Tyson Says America Is Sliding Into a Scientific Vacuum, and History Shows the Only Way Out

July 24, 2026

Neil deGrasse Tyson traces the quiet erosion of American scientific leadership, from evaporating federal labs

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TED: Van Jones at TED: The Ancient Intelligence We Need to Survive the AI Age

July 24, 2026

Van Jones took a TED stage to ask whether the civilization being built by AI

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TED: A Former Capitol Hill Staffer Reveals Why One Email Can Change a Bill

July 24, 2026

A former Capitol Hill chief of staff explains how a single constituent email landed a

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July 24, 2026

On July 11, 1936, the Triborough Bridge opened across more than 5,000 feet of New

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Bedtime History: Mae Jemison Dreamed of Space as a Girl at Summer Camp. Then She Flew There.

July 23, 2026

Mae Jemison grew up watching the Apollo missions from Chicago, never seeing anyone who looked

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Chihuly Studio: Dale Chihuly's 25 Chandeliers That Nobody Wanted (Until Everyone Did)

July 22, 2026

Dale Chihuly made 25 chandeliers and could not sell a single one. Then the world

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Chihuly Studio: Dale Chihuly Started With a Hardware Store Pipe and a Picture on a Wall

July 22, 2026

Dale Chihuly blew his first glass bubble with an iron pipe from a hardware store,

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July 22, 2026

On July 12, 1895, Buckminster Fuller was born in Milton, Massachusetts. He went on to

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Greg Lav: Bloom CEO Greg Lav's Lessons From Building a Half-Billion-Dollar Company Before 31

July 22, 2026

Bloom CEO Greg LaVecchia built a company heading toward half a billion dollars in annual

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Williams Workshop (Corey J. Williams): Corey Williams' No-Nonsense Beginner's Guide to 3D Printing in 2026

July 21, 2026

Corey Williams of Williams Workshop runs through every decision a first-time buyer faces in 2026,

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