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Sunday, November 12, 2006
The De Havilland Mosquito - the RAF's bomber, made almost entirely of wood

Its final construction was heat-formed plywood over a wooden frame, with sections glued and screwed for extra strength. It employed Ecuadorean balsawood sandwiched with Canadian birch, a particularly strong and lightweight grade of plywood. Metal was used in only a few parts, including the engine housings and some control surfaces.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
The Rise and Fall of William J. Sidis

On April Fool's day in 1898, Boris encountered a unique opportunity to begin applying his eccentric theories of psychology in a real-world environment: his wife Sarah gave birth to a son. Under the tutelage of these ingenious yet neurotic parents, young William James Sidis developed into an individual with astonishing talents.

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Thursday, July 27, 2006
09/13/2001 - Only close-ups ever taken of the World Trade Center Site

These photos were taken at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center site in New York, on September 13, 2001.

They were taken by someone named "Ed" who was allowed into the area by a member of the emergency response crew, at a time when all civilians -- including most journalists -- were forbidden to enter the area.

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Saturday, July 15, 2006
Amazing working prototype car runs on salt water!

This car, manufactured by GM, has no mechanical linkages, no pedals, and generate enough electricity to power your entire street, all from salt water!

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A little misleading as they get the Hydrogen the car runs on from salt water.

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Thursday, July 06, 2006
99 (Yes, 99) tips to improve slow and droopy Windows XP Performance!!!!!!

Yes, you heard it right! This site has 99 tips to improve every bit of Windows XP's performance ranging from BIOS tweaks to overclocking your CPU and much, much more!!!
Check out this site now!!!

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20 Years Of PC Viruses - Sit back and enjoy the tour!

"This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first PC virus. We look back at the highs and lows (well, mostly lows) of the ongoing struggle against malware."

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Thursday, June 22, 2006
The Winchester Mystery House

The wife of the only heir of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., the company responsible for the Winchester rifle was being haunted by victims of the rifle. Her solution was to move away and build a house that was perpetually under construction. This is the story of that house.

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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The Deepest Hole

Over forty years ago, researchers in the Soviet Union began an ambitious drilling project whose goal was to penetrate the Earth's upper crust and sample the warm, mysterious area where the crust and mantle intermingle...

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Friday, June 02, 2006
Doctor gives patient lobotomy with ice picks through the eye sockets!

A dark chapter of medical history. This site hosts a documentary and additional information about Howard Dully and his lobotomy at age 12. The doctor performed the lobotomy with an extremely crude medical technology - the icepick! Definitely worth a listen.

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Also this: Damn Interesting Article with MP3 Audio at end.

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Thursday, May 25, 2006
Ramming Speed! - The Flying Ram Interceptors

Naturally the plane was nicknamed the "Flying Ram." The plan was simple: fly above enemy aircraft, then enter a high-speed dive and collide with an enemy's wing or vertical stabilizer. The XP-79B was designed to survive because of the heavily reinforced Titanium leading edges on the wings.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Another World, A World Without Mathematics.

Try to imagine a world without numbers. It would be pretty hard to get by without basic counting, such as being able to tell whether you had caught five fish or ten fish. Yet one tribe in Brazil seems to get by just fine with practically no comprehension of any mathematical concepts.

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INSANE Mosaic! Check this out... crazy.

This is crazy. It goes on forever... please. I'm begging you. Check it out...

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M.C. Escher reincarnated

Some mindblowing art by Rob Gonsalves - mathematician's delight I would call it.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Feral Children

"Monkey boys," "wolf girls," "gazelle boys," and even an "ostrich boy;" they are all part of the lore of the feral children.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Mincemeat and the Imaginary Man

"The Germans had fallen for an elaborate deception designed to draw Nazi defenses away from the true Allied target: Sicily. Major Martin, the dead man the fisherman found on the beach, never existed."

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