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To celebrate Talk Energy Week, Dave Schellenberg, from Ottawa’s Live 88.5 radio station, dives behind the scenes with curator Anna Adamek to discover the electrifying stories behind some of our energy artifacts in the collection. Tokomak, episode 2 of the Science Alive podcast http://ow.ly/YCFmM

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Did you know CCM made a bicycle marketed as the Official bicycle Canadian Girl Guides back in 1937? From the collection, for Girl Guide Week http://ow.ly/Ybdhz

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On this day in history 1851: The Bytown Packet newspaper changed its name to the Ottawa Citizen. A printing press from 1855 http://ow.ly/Yquaw

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On this day in history 1961: An Ontario Royal Commission report endorsed the fluoridation of drinking water to reduce tooth decay. From the collection, stannous fluoride http://ow.ly/Yqrf1

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Rails shorten or lengthen depending on the weather. Lengthening can cause rails to become stressed and in rare cases, the rails might eventually buckle, resulting in very expensive and often dangerous train derailments. CEO blog - Canadian Railway Innovators and Innovations http://ow.ly/XErwb

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This is the official Girl Scout Camera for Brownie Scouts From the collection, for Girl Guide Week http://ow.ly/YbdC9

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As if a transcontinental railway and Standard Time weren’t already enough, Sir Sandford also designed the 1851 Three-Pence Beaver, our first postage stamp. CEO blog - Canadian Railway Innovators and Innovations http://ow.ly/XErwb

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Know a 6-12 year old that wants to learn more about coding? Register for the daily Tinkering workshops Feb 29 - March 4 and March 14-18, at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum http://ow.ly/XR2G6

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Try this out for Let's Talk Energy Week! Make some squishy circuits and bake a treat in a sun-cooker http://ow.ly/YqAxZ

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There’s only one national energy awareness week in Canada and it starts tomorrow! Talk Energy Week: It’s On! February 20-27 http://ow.ly/XdLpX

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On this day in history 1878: Inventor Thomas Edison received a patent for the phonograph. From the collection, a sign advertising phonographs . http://ow.ly/XBlCq

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Lights, Camera, Action! Ashcraft Suprex 35 mm Sound Arc Lamp Film Projector Lumières, Caméra, Action! Projecteur lampe à arc Ashcraft Suprex 35mm #Museum #Musee #Science #Film #Projector #Projecteur #Oscars #lightscameraaction

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Monday Munchies: Pitted Red Cherries Grignotine du lundi: cerises rouges dénoyautées #food #cherries #red #label #can #canada #smart #cerise #étiquette #fruit

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" All this bad blood here, Won’t you let it dry? It’s been cold for years, Won’t you let it lie?" "J'ai bien fait de penser très fort à toi. Je me suis fait un sang d'encre pour toi…" #blood #dialysis #Dialyse #membrane #1946 #toronto #life #saving #prototype #Bastille #Bad #Blood #Canada #JeanLeLoup #sangdencre

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" All this bad blood here, Won’t you let it dry? It’s been cold for years, Won’t you let it lie?" "J'ai bien fait de penser très fort à toi. Je me suis fait un sang d'encre pour toi…" #blood #dialysis #Dialyse #membrane #1946 #toronto #life #saving #prototype #Bastille #Bad #Blood #Canada #JeanLeLoup #SangDEncre

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#WhatIsItWednesday : Can you ID this mystery object from the Museum collection? Clue: This medical device was a popular machine in the late 19th c. #MercrediMystère: Peux-tu identifier cet objet mystère de la collection du Musée? Indice: Cet appareil médical était vraiment populaire vers la fin des années 1800.

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Small Beauties: Micrograph of Pilocarpine Nitrate crystals from Percival Collection Petites beautés: micrographie de cristaux de nitrate de pilocarpine de la collection Percival #microscopy #percival #1868 #science #hiddenworlds #medicine #pilocarpine #crystals #science #40X #cristaux #mondeminuscule #microscopie

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This 1974 #Bricklin does look like the car from Back to the Future! Cet #Bricklin de 1974 ressemble a la voitre du film "Retour vers le futur" #Bricklin #cars #Museum #auto #Science #Backtothefuture #retourverslefutur #canadianCar #AutoCanadienne #gullWing #portePapillon #sportsCar #voituresport

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Canada's geometry 🖖🏿

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Small Beauties: Micrograph of Peneroplis Pertusus from Percival Collection Petites beautés: micrographie de Peneroplis Pertusus de la collection Percival #40x #1916 #microscopy #percival #hiddenworlds #marine #life #microscopie #mondemicroscopique #mondeMarin #biologie

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Woody to the rescue! Voiture en bois à la rescousse! C'est-à-dire panneaux de carrosserie en bois #1948 #Chrysler #Town&Country #AgentCarter #getawaycar #notahearse #car #automobile

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Our heart is a source of life, love and science. Heart - Anatomical model from 1960 Notre coeur est source de vie, d’amour et de science. Modèle anatomique du cœur de 1960 #Museum #Science #ValentinesDay #SaintValentin #Heart #Coeur #Musee #artifact #artefact

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#WhatIsItWednesday : Can you ID this mystery object from the Museum collection? Clue: What body part does this machine test? #MercrediMystère: Peux-tu identifier cet objet mystère de la collection du Musée? Indice: Quelle partie du corps vérifie-t-on avec la machine? #WhatIsIt #MercrediMystère #Museum #Musee #Museumlife #Wednesday #Mercredi #Artefact #artifact

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Listen to your heart! Record -recording of heartbeat 1941 Écoutez votre coeur! Enregistrement sonore du battement du cœur 1941 #Museum #Science #ValentinesDay #SaintValentin #Heart #coeur

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Can I axe you something? C'est haché, je veux te poser une question! #axe #1939 #aircraft #fire #emergency #canada #urgence #feu #avion #hache #instamuseum

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Have you ever wondered how much water snow contains? Forecasters predict the number of cm of snow expected in a region. But if it warms up and rains instead, how much rain would fall? Follow the instructions on our website to find out T’es-tu déjà demandé quelle quantité d’eau est contenue dans la neige? On prédit le nombre de cm de neige avant une tempète mais si ça tombe sous forme de pluie, quelle quantité de pluie tomberait-il? Trouve les instructions sur notre page web pour découvrir la réponse #Museum #Musee #Science #TryThisOut #EssayezCeci #ScienceFunInTheSnow #Science Fait BouleDeNeige #TryThisAtHome #AFaireChezVous #SnowGauge #jaugeDeNeige