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The Most Interesting Science News Articles Jail to an Infamous Figure The bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler may have been imprisoned in this Transylvanian castle.  Original Image Credit: Shutterstock A historic Transylvanian castle that may have once imprisoned Vlad the Impaler — likely inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula — still stands today. But what lies beneath it? [ Read more about the castle ] Recording Meteoric Impact Since there aren't any images of the Greenland fireball, here's an illustration of a space rock burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.  Original Image Credit: Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock When a blazing fireball from space exploded over Earth on July 25, scientists captured the first-ever seismic recordings of a meteor impact on ice in Greenland. Seismographic equipment, which had been installed near Qaanaaq just a few months earlier to monitor how ground shaking affected the ice, also recorded the fiery meteor blast. The Qaa

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                       Windows vs Linex Users who are considering making a change from   Windows   to   Linux   or Linux to Windows commonly want to know the advantages and disadvantages of each of the   operating systems . Below is a chart to help illustrate the major advantages and disadvantages of each of these operating systems. Topic Linux Windows Price The  Linux kernel , and the  GNU  utilities and libraries which accompany it in most  distributions , are entirely free and  open source . You can download and install GNU/Linux distributions without purchase. Some companies offer paid support for their Linux distributions, but the underlying software is still free to download and install. Microsoft Windows usually costs between $99.00 and $199.00 USD for each licensed copy. However, Windows 10 is being offered as a free upgrade to current owners of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 if they upgrade before July 29, 2016. Ease of use GNU/Linux operating systems have a steeper le