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USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. According to the US Naval Registry the original frigate was disassembled on 25 June 1853 in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, and the sloop-of-war was constructed in the s...

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The Tuskegee syphilis experiment was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 in Tuskegee, Alabama by the U.S. Public Health Service to study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in poor, rural black men who thought they were receiving free health care from the U.S. gov...

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The speaking clock turns 75 years old Now part of Britain's heritage, the speaking clock was the first of the pre-recorded information services in the UK provided through telephones. Read more In the United Kingdom, the speaking clock can be reached by dialling 123 on a BT phone line; the number may v...

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Wearable Computer Pioneer, Dr. Steve Mann, Releases New Photo Supporting His Assault Claim Against McDonald's The plot thickens! Dr. Steve Mann, the human cyborg made famous by an incident in a Parisian McDonald's, just released a new picture (above) of his altercation with a McD's staffer. The p...

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World's Oldest Purse Found - Studded With a Hundred Dog Teeth? The world's oldest purse may have been found in Germany - and its owner apparently had a sharp sense of Stone Age style. Excavators at a site near Leipzig uncovered more than a hundred dog teeth arranged close together in a grave dated to bet...

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The Elysium, 18 July 1888 In a turn of events that can only be described as catastrophic, the Mayfield Star Lines commercial steamer The Elysium grounded herself yesterday on rocks one half mile from the extremities of the South Coast. The Elysium was carrying a cargo of valuable metals, includin...

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The Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Rome. The battle was fought near the Allia river: the defeat of the Roman army opened the route for the Gauls to sack Rome. It was fought in 390/387 BC. Read more

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The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: Magnum Incendium Romae) was an urban fire that occurred in AD 64. According to Tacitus, it spread quickly and burned for five and a half days. Only four of the fourteen districts of Rome escaped the fire; three districts were completely destroyed and the other seven su...

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The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow") was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. The V3 third prototype airframe, with the code PC+UC, became a true "jet" when it flew on 18 July 1942 in Leipheim near Günzburg, Germany, piloted by Fritz Wendel...

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The Lesser Stick-nest Rat or White-tipped Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus apicalis) lived in Southern inland Australia. It accumulated large mounds of sticks to construct its nests, which were up to three metres long and a metre high. It was easily tamed, sometimes climbing onto tables to get sugar. I...

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RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson. Carpathia made her maiden voyage in 1903 and became famous for rescuing the survivors of RMS Titanic after the latter ship hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. Carpathia herself wa...

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Little Feller I was the code name for a nuclear test undertaken by the United States at the Nevada Test Site on July 17, 1962 as part of Operation Sunbeam. Little Feller I has the distinction of being the last atmospheric nuclear detonation conducted by the United States of America. Read more

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Sequim rock shop reports theft A shoplifter walked away with an estimated $6,000 to $8,000 worth of a mineral often called "space glass," a Sequim rock shop owner said. Two trays of moldavite weighing about 1,000 grams and a piece of moldavite jewellery with a quarter-carat canary diamo...

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A giant atlas has gone on show at the British Library. The Earth Platinum reference atlas, one of only 32 copies in existence measures 6ft by 9ft and requires 6 people to carry it. Read more

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	USS Constellation (Preview) USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. According to the US Naval Registry the original frigate was disassembled on 25 June 1853 in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, and the sloop-of-war was constructed in the s...	Blobrana	0	Jul 28 05:57 2012 by Blobrana
	Tuskegee syphilis experiment (Preview) The Tuskegee syphilis experiment was an infamous clinical study conducted between 1932 and 1972 in Tuskegee, Alabama by the U.S. Public Health Service to study the natural progression of untreated syphilis in poor, rural black men who thought they were receiving free health care from the U.S. gov...	Blobrana	0	Jul 25 05:52 2012 by Blobrana
	The speaking clock (Preview) The speaking clock turns 75 years old Now part of Britain's heritage, the speaking clock was the first of the pre-recorded information services in the UK provided through telephones. Read more In the United Kingdom, the speaking clock can be reached by dialling 123 on a BT phone line; the number may v...	Blobrana	1	Jul 23 22:41 2012 by Blobrana
	McDonald's (Preview) Wearable Computer Pioneer, Dr. Steve Mann, Releases New Photo Supporting His Assault Claim Against McDonald's The plot thickens! Dr. Steve Mann, the human cyborg made famous by an incident in a Parisian McDonald's, just released a new picture (above) of his altercation with a McD's staffer. The p...	Blobrana	0	Jul 21 08:27 2012 by Blobrana
	Oldest handbag (Preview) World's Oldest Purse Found - Studded With a Hundred Dog Teeth? The world's oldest purse may have been found in Germany - and its owner apparently had a sharp sense of Stone Age style. Excavators at a site near Leipzig uncovered more than a hundred dog teeth arranged close together in a grave dated to bet...	Blobrana	0	Jul 18 21:18 2012 by Blobrana
	The Elysium (Preview) The Elysium, 18 July 1888 In a turn of events that can only be described as catastrophic, the Mayfield Star Lines commercial steamer The Elysium grounded herself yesterday on rocks one half mile from the extremities of the South Coast. The Elysium was carrying a cargo of valuable metals, includin...	Blobrana	1	Jul 18 05:48 2012 by Blobrana
	Battle of the Allia (Preview) The Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Rome. The battle was fought near the Allia river: the defeat of the Roman army opened the route for the Gauls to sack Rome. It was fought in 390/387 BC. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jul 18 05:41 2012 by Blobrana
	The Great Fire of Rome (Preview) The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: Magnum Incendium Romae) was an urban fire that occurred in AD 64. According to Tacitus, it spread quickly and burned for five and a half days. Only four of the fourteen districts of Rome escaped the fire; three districts were completely destroyed and the other seven su...	Blobrana	0	Jul 18 05:40 2012 by Blobrana
	Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Preview) The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow") was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. The V3 third prototype airframe, with the code PC+UC, became a true "jet" when it flew on 18 July 1942 in Leipheim near Günzburg, Germany, piloted by Fritz Wendel...	Blobrana	1	Jul 18 05:39 2012 by Blobrana
	The Lesser Stick-nest Rat (Preview) The Lesser Stick-nest Rat or White-tipped Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus apicalis) lived in Southern inland Australia. It accumulated large mounds of sticks to construct its nests, which were up to three metres long and a metre high. It was easily tamed, sometimes climbing onto tables to get sugar. I...	Blobrana	0	Jul 18 05:38 2012 by Blobrana
	RMS Carpathia Boat (Preview) RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic passenger steamship built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson. Carpathia made her maiden voyage in 1903 and became famous for rescuing the survivors of RMS Titanic after the latter ship hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. Carpathia herself wa...	Blobrana	1	Jul 16 22:37 2012 by Blobrana
	Little Feller I (Preview) Little Feller I was the code name for a nuclear test undertaken by the United States at the Nevada Test Site on July 17, 1962 as part of Operation Sunbeam. Little Feller I has the distinction of being the last atmospheric nuclear detonation conducted by the United States of America. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jul 17 05:34 2012 by Blobrana
	Moldavite Stolen (Preview) Sequim rock shop reports theft A shoplifter walked away with an estimated $6,000 to $8,000 worth of a mineral often called "space glass," a Sequim rock shop owner said. Two trays of moldavite weighing about 1,000 grams and a piece of moldavite jewellery with a quarter-carat canary diamo...	Blobrana	0	Jul 16 08:43 2012 by Blobrana
	Earth Platinum reference atlas (Preview) A giant atlas has gone on show at the British Library. The Earth Platinum reference atlas, one of only 32 copies in existence measures 6ft by 9ft and requires 6 people to carry it. Read more	Blobrana	0	Jul 13 21:36 2012 by Blobrana
	Weird story for today ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) [url=http://news.scotsman.com/scitech/Scientists-left-openmouthed-after-shark.4378234.jp...	Blobrana	35	Jul 12 01:03 2012 by Blobrana
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