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Auckland Merganser
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The Auckland Merganser or Auckland Islands Merganser (Mergus australis) was a typical merganser which is now extinct. Read more
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Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge
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Mexico sets record for highest suspension bridge Mexico has set a new Guinness record for the world's highest suspension bridge. President Felipe Calderon Thursday received the honour bestowed on the Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge, which is supported by 152 steel suspenders, has a central, cabl...
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The first Battle of Reading
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The first Battle of Reading was a battle on 4 January 871 at Reading in what is now the English county of Berkshire. It was one of a series of battles, with honours to both sides, that took place following an invasion of the then kingdom of Wessex by an army of Danes led by Bagsecg and Halfdan Ragnarsson in a...
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The Battle of Ruspina
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The Battle of Ruspina was fought on January 4, 46 BC in the Roman Republic, between the Republican forces of the Optimates and forces loyal to Julius Caesar. The Republican army was commanded by Titus Labienus, a former Caesar supporter who defected to the side of Pompey the Great during Caesar's civ...
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SL-1 nuclear power reactor
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The SL-1, or Stationary Low-Power Reactor Number One, was a United States Army experimental nuclear power reactor which underwent a steam explosion and meltdown on January 3, 1961, killing its three operators. Read more
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Torres del Paine Park
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Chile forest fire ravages Torres del Paine Park The authorities in Chile have closed one of the country's most popular national parks as a massive forest fire continues to rage through the area. Four hundred tourists were evacuated from To...
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Irikaitz
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Irikaitz archaeological site - host to a 25,000 year-old pendant In the open air, full of volcanic rocks, difficult to date... the excavations here are unique, according to Alvaro Arrizabalaga and his team at the University of the Basque Country The recent discovery of a pendant at the Irikaitz arc...
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Yekaterinburg submarine
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Nuclear submarine in flames A fire has broken out on board a Russian nuclear submarine during repair work, but emergency officials say radiation levels are normal.
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Brigitte Bardot anti-whaling boat
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Wave damages anti-whaling boat in Southern Ocean A rogue wave has damaged an anti-whaling boat in the Southern Ocean, breaking a hole in its hull. The Brigitte Bardot was chasing the Japanese whaling fleet and is currently about 1,500 miles southwest of Fremantle, Australia. The Sea Shepherd flag...
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F-1 nuclear reactor
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The F-1 was a nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union. It was the first in Europe to achieve a self-sustaining chain reaction, on December 25, 1946. It is still in operation (world's oldest operating reactor), with a power level of 24 kWt. Read more
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Yupaha
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1,100-year-old Mayan ruins found in North Georgia Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city in the mountains of North Georgia believed to be at least 1,100 years old. According to Richard Thornton at Examiner.com, the ruins are reportedly what remains of a city built by May...
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GOOGLE gives back
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At Google, philanthropy is a core value. This year we gave more than $100 million to various organisations around the world -- including $40 million in grants that celebrate the giving season by supporting four causes that we consider particularly important: science, technology, engineering an...
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Pendle witches
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The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in the area around Pendle Hill in Lancashire, and were charged with the murders of ten people by the use of witchcraft. All but tw...
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Shirahosaonetabaru cave
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Japan's oldest known human remains found in cave on Ishigaki Island Japan's oldest known human remains have been found in cave remains on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, a researcher has announced. Minoru Yoneda, associate professor at the University of Tokyo, confirmed the human remain...
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Cleeve Common hill fort
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Archaeologists have stepped in to save an ancient iron age monument on Cleeve Common. Archaeologists have stepped in to save an ancient iron age monument on Cleeve Common. The historic hill fort located on the edge of the scarp on the common had been eroded by the thousands of walkers who use the beaut...
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