# survived (blogs) — RSS Amplifier

Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover survived.

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## [The First Vending Machine Was Built Nearly 2,000 Years Ago](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/the-first-vending-machine-was-built)

_2026-07-28 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Hero of Alexandria invented the world's first known vending machine.

## [The Man Who Gave Life to 4 Billion People and Killed Millions](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/the-man-who-gave-life-to-4-billion)

_2026-07-21 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

The complex legacy of the chemist behind synthetic fertilizer and chemical weapons.

## [CAPTCHA: The Annoying “I’m Not a Robot” Test That Stole Your Labor](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/captcha-the-annoying-im-not-a-robot)

_2026-07-14 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

The hidden story of how a simple security test became a vast source of human-labeled data for AI.

## [You should always take notes](https://ishant.substack.com/p/you-should-always-take-notes)

_2026-07-11 · Ishant Juyal · Ishant's Notes_

Self education and the importance of being a nerd

## [The Baboon Who Worked as a Railway Signalman for 9 Years](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/the-baboon-who-worked-as-a-railway)

_2026-07-09 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

For nine years, a chacma baboon operated railway signals at a South African station, and by every account, he never made a mistake.

## [The Invention That Allegedly Cost a Man His Head](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/the-invention-that-allegedly-cost)

_2026-07-02 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

The remarkable story behind Rome's flexible glass legend.

## [I need to tell you something](https://ishant.substack.com/p/i-need-to-tell-you-something)

_2026-06-27 · Ishant Juyal · Ishant's Notes_

This one is for me, not you. Sorry!

## [Sir Isaac Newton: The Secret Midnight Detective](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/sir-isaac-newton-the-secret-midnight)

_2026-06-26 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

Newton spent decades chasing counterfeiters and protecting England's currency.

## [Grauballe Man](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/grauballe-man)

_2026-06-19 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

The Man Whose Fingerprints Survived 2,300 Years

## [A Man Convinced an AI Chatbot to Sell Him a $76,000 SUV for $1](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/a-man-convinced-an-ai-chatbot-to)

_2026-06-15 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

A ChatGPT-powered chatbot agreed to sell an SUV for $1.

## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tfY9wgINpg6s)

_2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_

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## [The Pilot Who Was Sucked Out of His Plane’s Front Window](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/the-pilot-who-was-sucked-out-of-his)

_2026-06-13 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

On June 10, 1990, British Airways Flight 5390 was a scheduled flight from Birmingham to Málaga, Spain, when the aircraft suffered an explosive decompression (a sudden, violent loss of cabin pressure) over Didcot, England.

## [Greek Fire: The Ancient Flamethrower](https://scienceclock.substack.com/p/greek-fire-the-ancient-flamethrower)

_2026-06-10 · ScienceClock · ScienceClock_

The Byzantines used a flamethrower-like weapon so effective that nobody could successfully copy it.

## [My 2025](https://ishant.substack.com/p/my-2025)

_2025-12-31 · Ishant Juyal · Ishant's Notes_

This year could have been anything, but it ended up being nothing

## [Distracted by my own focus](https://ishant.substack.com/p/distracted-by-my-own-focus)

_2025-09-27 · Ishant Juyal · Ishant's Notes_

Naming the loop hoping I can get out of it...

## [Guess who’s back?](https://ishant.substack.com/p/guess-whos-back)

_2025-06-07 · Ishant Juyal · Ishant's Notes_

I hope this is a new start...

## [Turning 26 🎂](https://ishant.substack.com/p/turning-26)

_2024-08-29 · Ishant Juyal · Ishant's Notes_

and other thoughts...