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Very interesting and somewhat dangerous airports are those located on an artificial islands and atolls. Artificial island airports are constructed in waters close to land, serving regions where available land is scarce and population density is high. No comment yet.
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Illustrations from Vaught's Practical Character Reader, a book on phrenology by L. A. Vaught published in 1902. As he confidently states in his Prefa...
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Become a superhero using these breakthroughs in modern technology.
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Image Source Choosing what degree to study at college can be a tricky decision – especially given today’s job market. Still, it’s not all bad.
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Are you disgusted, disgruntled and disheveled? Well, unfortunately you’re never going to be gusted, gruntled or sheveled.
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Here you can find scans of banknotes from my collection of currency featuring scientists and mathematicians.
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Close to both Tokyo and Mount Fuji the small town of Hakone holds something of a revelation. However, unless you are from Japan, you may well not have heard of it. The town plays host to a large open air museum where the works of many famous artists are held - outdoors. It is an attempt (and a successful one) to balance art and nature in harmony. The artworks, combined with the beautiful views of the surrounding mountains give the visitor an unforgettable experience. 
Vloasis's curator insight,
June 19, 2013 9:41 PM
Awesome scale to this place. I don't think I've ever heard of it before.
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LOLcats, for those uninitiated, is an Internet meme of funny cat pictures accompanied with an amusing caption, often idiosyncratic and grammatically incorrect, as a cat would say could it speak. LOLcat is a combination of two words – LOL which means “laughing out loud” and cat. While the term is believed to have originated in 2006, the concept of lolcats originated much earlier. These photographs were taken by American photographer Harry Whittier Frees (1879–1953), who dressed his cats, Rags and Fluff, as well as the pets of his friends and neighbors, and posed them in human situations with props, often with captions.
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The following article is taken from the book Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader.Today we know that there's no such thing as unicorns. But back in the 1500s, they were sort of a respectable version of Bigfoot.
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Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon (1973). Image: Lexinatrix [Flickr]1.
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The Science Museum in London is a free museum packed with interactive exhibits, awe-inspiring objects and an IMAX 3D Cinema. Discover the past, present and future of science, technology and medicine across seven floors of galleries.
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10 NFL greats who displayed stamina, expertise and persistence well after their 40th birthdays.
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Dr Dave Hone: The correct use of formal scientific names of organisms is key to accurate communication, but despite the simplicity of the system, it is rarely done right
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Temperatures at the dark craters of the north pole of Mercury can dip to as low as 370 degrees below zero.
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Photograph by Danny Choo @ culturejapan.jp The Problem Bicycles are a popular form of transportation in Japan. However, when parked they can take up a lot of public space that could otherwis...
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10 of the most significant counterterrorism actions involving hostages in recent history.
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Tisa’s flower is an ancient insect species. Ascendants of this species emerged some 200 million years ago. The Tisa River is one of the last sanctuaries where the Tisa’s flower has its massive appearance every year. - See more at: http://www.thenatureanimals.com/2010/07/unique-world-phenomenon-flower-of-tisa.html#sthash.lMatPMu0.dpuf
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The chemical secrets of a concrete Roman breakwater that has spent the last 2,000 years submerged in the Mediterranean Sea have been uncovered by an international team of researchers led by Paulo Monteiro of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Some pen names are fairly well-known for what they are. Most people know that Mark Twain was the alias of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. The outing of Richard Bachman as a pen name used by Stephen King was well-publicized and inspired King’s novel, The Dark Half. Some pen names you don’t see coming, though, and assume the name on the book cover is the real deal. Here, eight that threw me for a loop when I first heard about them.
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Two students in the eastern Mexico city of Xalapa have nominated Morris, a cat, for Mayor and according to his social media presence, the cat is crushing the competition 
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November 21, 2013 1:10 PM
Although this may appear to be a political joke, it is actually a serious statement against corrupt governemnt officials in Mexico. This easily falls into the Pollitical category. It's actual message is intriguing-many citizens of Mexico think that their politics are corrupt. -Morgan |
