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The first zeppelin (named after inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, seriously) took to the skies exactly 109 years ago, and though we’re a little sad they didn’t catch on as well as the airplane, we suppose all the flammable gases and whatnot are a plenty good reason. At any rate, to celebrate that 109th anniversary, [...]

As you probably know, unless you’re trapped under a rock without wireless reception, the Iranian election is going, well, not so great. The country’s religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for an investigation, opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi claims his defeat was fraudulent, and incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced his victory within twelve hours of [...]