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Last year, we emphasized that the Boeing 747 has been in use for 50 years. Today is another important day for the Queen of the Sky. On December 12, 1969, Pan American World Airlines established its first unit, becoming the first airline to use a giant aircraft into service.
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London designer Philippe Malouin was commissioned by the Santa Barbara Museum of Contemporary Art to create these nylon turntables, which are basically furniture-sized ball bearings:
"The table is made of 100% nylon," Malouin wrote. "The solid nylon table top and simple circular grooves on
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China is commemorating the 84th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937, where 300,000 civilians and disarmed soldiers were killed by the Japanese in and around the former Chinese capital
BEIJING-On Monday, China commemorated the 84th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Hundreds of tho
A Brazilian man became popular on the Internet for his "jugaad". He made a real flying helicopter out of scrap car parts!
In a video that went viral on social media, someone saw a dilapidated helicopter made from scrap car parts and reportedly powered by a Volkswagen Beetle engine. This vid
General Motors has taken two more steps to ensure that it has the raw materials for the transition from petroleum to battery power, this time arranging magnets for electric vehicle engines.
On Thursday, the company said it had reached an agreement with MP Materials to supply rare earth meta
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The report is released every working day, except for county holidays. The information in each report generally covers the major crimes that occurred the day before; the report issued on M
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"I just want to get there before the others and make sure everything goes the way I want," Carrie said on the phone before Big's funeral. She was sitting in her closet next to a pearl clutch and a pair. White caged leather shoes. Already arranged. Sa
In the United States, 25% of newspapers have ceased operations in the past 15 years, and 2,000 community newspapers have been closed. The vacuum created by the decline of local journalism poses a serious threat to democracy. Our democracy depends on freedom of the press to educate citizens about