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Have you ever heard of an electron microscope? These microscopes use electrons instead of light to create a magnified image. Invented in 1931 by German physicist Ernst Ruska, the first electron microscope was the transmission electronic microscope.

Did you know which large animal kills the most people in Africa? Not the lion, and not the crocodile; it is in fact the hippo. The males are very territorial and will attack anything that enters their area. Females aggressively protect their babies. Hippos have even been known to kill crocodiles.

In 1917, when xenophobia was a considerable problem in the United States, Komako Kimura marched down Fifth Avenue. Kimura was a Japanese suffragist and marched stalwartly for the right for women to vote. In Japan, her writing on women’s rights was frequently quashed and she was even banned from having meetings in public places.