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86The Best Stainless Steel Electric Kettles
Electric kettles have been around for a long time. In tea drinking countries they tend to be more popular, but with the rise in tea drinking in the United States, the electric kettle is gaining popularity. ...
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86The Best Food Dehydrators
In our health conscious world dried fruit and vegetables are becoming more popular. They are a good snack, and if you are into outside sports such as hiking, having dried provisions in your pack saves you...
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83World War 1: The Sinking of Lusitania
May 7, 1915, approx 1.40pm. The early morning fog had slowed down the progress of Lusitania, and Captain Turner needed a more accurate fix on his position. He ordered the ship slowed down and put on a straight course off the Irish coast. In doing so he sealed the fate of his ship and the lives aboard her.
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80White Star Line Disasters - The Titanic Was Just The Tip of the Iceberg
Would you be willing to sail on a ship run by a company with more than one major peace-time disaster to their name? What about a company with a record of mishaps spanning decades before the Big One? The White...
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82Famous Ship's Cats
There are ships cats that are famous for their exploits. They were awarded medals for bravery under fire, travelled great distances under adverse conditions. More importantly, they were loved by their owners, and by the crew at large. They have achieved a small place in history.
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82SS Great Eastern: Brunel's Greatest Triumph or Folly?
To modern sensibilities the SS Great Eastern looks like a strange hybrid. That's because she was part modern steamship, paddle steamer and sailship at the same time. She had all these means of propulsion...
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81Should Western Countries Boycott the Beijing Olympics?
In 1979 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. There was a diplomatic cry among western nations, which the Soviet Union ignored. The cold war was on in earnest and neither side was willing to give way. Even worse for countries such as the United States and their allies the Olympic Games were due to be held in Moscow in 1980. If there wasn't a resolution of the crisis by then action would have to be taken.
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77HMS Dreadnought: The Ship That Sparked an Arms Race
Imagine a weapon which was so powerful that its mere existence rendered all other weapons of its kind obsolete. What would be the response? Catch up or lose your position forever. This was the scramble...
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82Plastic Money...and We're Not Talking About Credit Cards
When you go to pay for something in Australia you whip out the plastic, regardless of whether you are paying by credit card or cash. You see, Australian banknotes are printed on plastic instead of paper.
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83My Favourite Dish
The request was for your favourite dish: I expect it was about food, but surprisingly it was not the first thing that sprang to mind for me. Parkes Observatory was: a.k.a The Dish. The Dish, for many years,...
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