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The plaque that actually went with the Apollo 13 crew to the moon had Ken Mattingly's name on it (who was unable to go because he was exposed to German measles). Jim Lovell was…

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5 days ago
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Thomas Edison was a very dedicated inventor.

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19 Oct 2009
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He did a very good job of acting in Hogan's Heroes.

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19 Oct 2009
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It's interesting to read about satellite television and GPS systems from the 1960's viewpoint.

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09 Oct 2009
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The Hubble Space Telescope showed us the countless galaxies that there are in the Universe.

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06 Oct 2009
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Martin Van Buren was the first President born in the United States of America, after it was officially formed by the Declaration of Independence. All presidents before him were…

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04 Feb 2009
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I think the wavy effects of the clouds look awesome.

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23 Jan 2009
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The Hubble Space Telescope is due to be replaced by the James Webb Space Telescope no earlier than June of 2013.

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23 Jan 2009
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Certainly a little treat for those into alternate history outcomes. Very interesting.

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04 Dec 2008
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Duct tape really does hold everything together.

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03 Dec 2008
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I think these vapor trails look really cool, especially from the ground.

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03 Dec 2008
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He was a very interesting historical figure.

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31 Oct 2008
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The League of Nations was a great step in the move towards global peace.

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31 Oct 2008
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The "Germany 16.jpg" photo in the "Various photos Germany" story seems to have something on the fence in front of the house. If you can get a high resolution image of that photo…

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30 Oct 2008
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The Peninsula is one of the most popular and recognizable hotels in Hong Kong.

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30 Oct 2008
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Another tradition around Chinese New Year takes place a few days before the first day of the new year. Cleaning is done and essentially symbolizes sweeping out the bad luck so…

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24 Oct 2008
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When you're in the viewer, there is a "Print" button in the toolbar about the image viewing area. Clicking that will bring up a box with your options for printing.

Added to A. K. Canterbury - spotlight

16 Oct 2008
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What's interesting is that we have a similar situation in which some are saying China is affecting our weather. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/mar/06/science/sci-asiapollute6

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22 Sep 2008
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Was Washington at Valley Forge in 1783? I had thought he was there much earlier.

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19 Sep 2008
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Two differences between the Chinese (or Oriental) Dragon and the European Dragon are first, the Chinese Dragon is long, thin and more snake like whereas the European Dragon has a…

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16 Sep 2008

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