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Shackleton Centenary Expedition
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Entering Sir Ernest Shackleton's hut on the edge of the Antarctic is like travelling back in time 100 years and becoming part of the expedition that so nearly became the first to reach the South Pole. Iron pots stand on the wood stove, and bottles of medicine and cans of preserved food can be seen on the w...
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Neon lighting
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Neon lighting consists of brightly glowing, electrified glass tubes or bulbs that contain rarefied neon or other gases. Georges Claude, a French engineer and inventor, presented neon tube lighting in essentially its modern form at the Paris Motor Show from December 3-18, 1910. Claude, sometim...
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Leipzig University
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The Leipzig University was founded on December 2, 1409 by Frederick I, Elector of Saxony and his brother William II, Margrave of Meissen, and originally comprised four faculties. Since its inception the university has engaged in teaching and research for over 600 years without interruption. Rea...
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Guadalupe Caracara
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The Guadalupe Caracara, Caracara lutosa, is an extinct bird of prey belonging to the falcon family (Falconidae). It was, together with the closely related Crested and Southern Caracara, formerly placed in the genus Polyborus. It was also known as the Quelili or the Calalie Read more
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Flying Scotsman
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Flying Scotsman on show at National Railway Museum The Flying Scotsman steam locomotive has been unveiled after a five-year overhaul. The steam engine, the first to be officially recorded at 100mph, was bought for the nation in 2004. Since then it has been undergoing major restoration work at the N...
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Supermarine Spitfire
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On 5 March 1936, the prototype Supermarine Spitfire (K5054) took off on its first flight from Eastleigh Aerodrome (later Southampton Airport). At the controls was Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers, chief test pilot for Vickers (Aviation) Ltd., who was reported in the press as saying &quo...
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Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus
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Sky confirms 'shining moon' behind Frankenstein A Texas astronomer has used science to confirm one of the most famous tales in western literature, the "bright and shining moon" over Lake Geneva that inspired an 18-year-old Mary Shelley to write "Frankenstein; or the Modern Prom...
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Tower of the Sun
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World's tallest tower to overshadow monumental goof in Ecuador The effort to mark exactly where the equator traverses this tiny country roughly the size of Colorado -- if Colorado were filled with not just tall, jagged mountains, but also with jungle and rainforest and swamp and humid lowlands -- h...
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University of Notre Dame du Lac
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The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States. It was established as an all-male institution on November 26, 1842, on land donated by the Bishop o...
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Rance Tidal Power Station
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The Rance Tidal Power Station is the world's first tidal power station and also the world's second biggest tidal power station. The facility is located on the estuary of the Rance River, in Brittany, France. Opened on the 26th November 1966, it is currently operated by Électricité de France, and is t...
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Vijaypat Singhania balloon flight, 2005
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On November 26, 2005, Vijaypat Singhania set the world altitude record for highest hot air balloon flight, reaching 21,290 m (69,850 ft). He took off from downtown Bombay, India and landed 240 km (150 mi) south in Panchale. Read more
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The White Ship
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The White Ship (French: la Blanche-Nef) was a vessel that sank in the English Channel near the Normandy coast off Barfleur, on 25 November 1120. Only two of those aboard survived. Those who drowned included William Adelin, the only surviving legitimate son and heir of King Henry I of England. Willia...
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Mont Granier
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Mont Granier is a limestone mountain located between the départements of Savoie and Isère in France. In the year 1248, between November 24-25, a mass of limestone resting on marls slid into the valley, causing a massive landslide that destroyed many villages and caused over a thousand casualties,...
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Sandy Island
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South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist' A South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth and Google Maps, does not exist, Australian scientists say. The supposedly sizeable strip of land, named Sandy Island on Google maps, was positioned midway betwe...
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Juan Fernández Islands
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The Juan Fernández Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a sparsely inhabited island group reliant on tourism and fishing in the South Pacific Ocean, situated about 600 km (324 nmi) off the coast of Chile, and is composed of three main volcanic islands; Robinson Crusoe Island, Aleja...
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