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A number of unique and intriguing mousetraps have been designed throughout history. The best are true marvels of engineering, beautiful in their mechanical simplicity. One of the greatest has to be ...

“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” so goes the saying, but VHS beat Betamax and the world hasn’t been the same since. In any case, you might not get rich building ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link "Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door." This famous (mis)quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson is used to describe the ...

Fully automated, Victor says the trap has the ability to eliminate your rodent problem in just one night. A built-in safety switch automatically deactivates the trap when the door is open and the ...

The designs of certain household items seem to work well anywhere at any time. Susan Spencer of "48 Hours" takes a look at one that is timeless: At Tom Parr's Trap History Museum outside Columbus, ...

This homemade mousetrap from the early 19th century was discovered in a home in Amityville, New York, and donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1891. Hugh Talman / NMAH, SI This large iron spring ...

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Creationist Michael Behe has been attracting a lot of attention recently with his advocacy of the "intelligent design" argument. He makes the claim that certain biochemical processes are "irreducibly ...