January 2011
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Twenty-Five Years Ago: Space Shuttle Challenger...
On January 28, 1986 at 11:38 AM, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after the launch of its tenth mission. The breakup was ultimately due to the failure of an O-ring on its right solid-fuel rocket booster (SRB), which are used to seal the joints between the multiple segments of the SRBs. All seven crew members died in the disaster. Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to be the...
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Twenty-Five Years Ago: Space Shuttle Challenger...
On January 28, 1986 at 11:38 AM, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after the launch of its tenth mission. The breakup was ultimately due to the failure of an O-ring on its right solid-fuel rocket booster (SRB), which are used to seal the joints between the multiple segments of the SRBs. All seven crew members died in the disaster. Christa McAuliffe, who was selected to be the...
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New York At Night
New York City at night from Central Park.
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New York At Night
New York City at night from Central Park.
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Paghman Gardens In Afghanistan - 1967 To 2007
The photograph above depicts the change in Paghman Gardens — once a popular park on the outskirts of Kabul in Afghanistan — from 1967 to 2007.
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Paghman Gardens In Afghanistan - 1967 To 2007
The photograph above depicts the change in Paghman Gardens — once a popular park on the outskirts of Kabul in Afghanistan — from 1967 to 2007.
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Footage Of A Housewife's First Acid Trip In 1956
In 1956, a housewife from the Los Angeles area was asked to consume and test an unknown compound. That compound was LCD, or as it’s commonly known, acid. This was the result:
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Footage Of A Housewife's First Acid Trip In 1956
In 1956, a housewife from the Los Angeles area was asked to consume and test an unknown compound. That compound was LCD, or as it’s commonly known, acid. This was the result:
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Casting Call For Nirvana's 'Smell Like Teen...
The music video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was based on the concept of a school concert which ends in anarchy and riot. Filmed on a soundstage in Culver City, the video featured the band playing at a pep rally in a high school gym to an audience of apathetic students on bleachers and cheerleaders wearing black dresses with the Circle-A anarchist symbol. The video ends with the...
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Casting Call For Nirvana's 'Smell Like Teen...
The music video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was based on the concept of a school concert which ends in anarchy and riot. Filmed on a soundstage in Culver City, the video featured the band playing at a pep rally in a high school gym to an audience of apathetic students on bleachers and cheerleaders wearing black dresses with the Circle-A anarchist symbol. The video ends with the assembled...
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15 Things You Didn't Know About The Simpsons
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15 Things You Didn't Know About The Simpsons