Brand New Ford F-150s Destroyed In Massive Train Derailment | CarBuzz

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“Ford has been working overtime finding creative ways to keep its assembly lines running throughout the semi...”

Aviation enthusiast potentially saves pilot's life after seeing sparks coming from his plane

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“Photographer and aviation enthusiast Ian Simpson has lived in the East Anglia region of England all his life, and one of his favorite things to do...”

The Norwegian Attack on Heavy Water That Deprived the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb

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“Operation Gunnerside: How a group of stealthy, skiing commandos took out a crucial Nazi facility.”

The US Navy's unluckiest ship almost killed a president, and things only got worse from there

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“Known to its crew as "Willie Dee," the destroyer was, with little doubt, the unluckiest ship in US Navy history.”

Jeff Bezos thanks Amazon employees customers for paying for his jaunt to space: 'You guys paid for all of this'

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“"I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer, because you guys paid for all of this," Bezos said in a press conference.”

During the press conference, Bezos announced his own version of the Pulitzer Prize, called Courage and Civility. He awarded $100 million to Van Jones for his tireless work and efforts to cross all lines to get people to work together, while remaining civil.

presidents before washington

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Watching one of those FACT or FICTION shows yesterday. The orator stated that John Hancock, was in fact, the first President of the United States along with Hanson and one other. What was the state of the USA's government prior to Washington's electoral college victory in 1789? Peyton...

Uncovering the I-400 Class Japanese Submarine Aircraft Carriers of WW2

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“The I-400 submarine aircraft carriers were developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy to raid the American coastline during the World War II.”

400 feet long 144 crew 4 diesels and 2 electric motors with enough fuel to reach anywhere in the USA and return to Japan.

Pocket

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“Embryonic learning—things birds pick up from their parents while still in the egg—may play a bigger role than imagined.”

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An astronomer's colorful animation shows how Saturn's disappearing rings act like a 'mini solar system' | Business Insider India

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“Saturn's seven icy rings each spin at their own speed, behaving like a "mini solar system." Planetary scientist James O'Donoghue made a beautifully...”

More great animation from James O'Donoghue!

An astronomer's animation shows how Earth and the moon both orbit a spot 3,000 miles from the true center of the planet

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“All planetary systems have a barycenter, a point where their mass is balanced. In the Earth-moon system, this is just below Earth's surface.”