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Did you know? Every British battle tank since the 1945 Centurion has tea-making facilities

Challenger 2 | Wikiwand
The FV4034 Challenger 2 is a British main battle tank in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It was designed and built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems .[5]
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SpaceX CRS-7 mission explodes on its way to the International Space Station:

SpaceX CRS-7 | Wikiwand
SpaceX CRS-7 was a private American rocket cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station, contracted to NASA, which launched and failed on June 28, 2015. It disintegrated 139 seconds into...
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The original inventor of the fire hydrant is unknown, because its patent was destroyed in a fire!

Fire hydrant | Wikiwand
A fire hydrant is an active fire protection measure, and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal...
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You can soon buy a 7,471-volume printed version of Wikipedia... The cost? $500,000!

You can soon buy a 7,471-volume printed version of Wikipedia for $500,000
Wikipedia may have helped kill the printed encyclopedia, but the online crowdsourced fountain of knowledge will soon be available in physical book form too.
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Jurassic World, released June 9th, is the first film to generate over $500 million worldwide in a single weekend!

Jurassic World | Wikiwand
Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction adventure film directed by Colin Trevorrow. It is the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park film series. The screenplay was co-written by Rick Jaffa,...
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Article of the week:
The Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble Space Telescope | Wikiwand
The Hubble Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation. With a 2.4-meter mirror, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet,...
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List of paradoxes | Wikiwand
This is a list of paradoxes, grouped thematically. The grouping is approximate, as paradoxes may fit into more than one category. Because of varying definitions of the term paradox, some of the following...
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Verizon agrees to acquire AOL for $4.4 Billion.
Read all about the history of AOL (formerly known as America Online):

AOL | Wikiwand
AOL Inc. is an American multinational mass media corporation based in New York City which develops, grows, and invests in brands and web sites.[4] The company's business spans digital distribution of...
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Scientists announce the discovery of Yi qi, the first known dinosaur with membranous wings:

Yi (dinosaur) | Wikiwand
Yi is a genus of gliding scansoriopterygid dinosaurs. Its only species, Yi qi , is known from a single fossil specimen of an adult individual found in late Jurassic period rocks in Hebei, China. It was...
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NASA's MESSENGER probe crashed into Mercury, completing an 11 year mission:

MESSENGER | Wikiwand
MESSENGER was a robotic NASA spacecraft which orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015.[7] The spacecraft was launched aboard a Delta II rocket in August 2004 to study Mercury's chemical composition,...
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Everything you ever wanted to know about Roller coasters:

Roller coaster | Wikiwand
A roller coaster is an amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained a patent regarding roller coasters on January 20, 1885, which were made out...
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Nachos | Wikiwand
Nachos is a Tex-Mex[1][2] dish from northern Mexico.[1] The dish is composed of tortilla chips covered with cheese or cheese-based sauce, and is often served as a snack. More elaborate versions add more...
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