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In 1955, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race took a very dark turn when a terrible accident on the track continued into the crowd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Van Gogh lived a troubled life and did not garner attention as a painter until after his death by suicide. Today we dive into this complicated journey as an artist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Road trains are massive truck and trailer combinations that can stretch to unbelievable lengths. But do you know where you're most likely to see a road train in action? And what makes a body-and-six so special? Join Scott and Ben as they investigate.

When some massive stars go supernova, they then collapse into magnetars -- the most powerful magnetic objects in the known universe. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/magnetars.htm Learn more about your ad-choices a ...  Show more

Learn about the amazing world of magnets and how super smart people figured out we could use them to store data. From old wire recordings to magnetic hard drives, we look at the science and tech behind magnetic data storage.

What is a vacuum train? How fast could a vacuum train travel? What are the challenges of building a vacuum train system? Hop aboard as Chris and Jonathan give you a nuts-and-bolts look at vacuum trains in this episode.