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602 cards. Each one is a 40-second story with a five-minute read behind it. Page 11 of 11.
France quietly arranged the 1998 World Cup draw to dodge BrazilTwenty years after France won its home World Cup by beating Brazil 3-0 in the final, organiser Michel Platini admitted a little trickery. Before the draw, a committee had placed F…
Why the world's most important measurements no longer rely on physical objectsFor decades, the standard for mass was a physical cylinder of platinum-iridium kept in a French vault. But what happens to global science when your primary reference can be lost, …