Jiggy Sevilla

13 Nov 2024

Grumman F-14A Tomcat cutaway illustrated by Mike Badrocke (from Haynes Grumman F-14 Tomcat Owners' Workshop Manual)

earthsky.orgHabitable worlds: Better than Earth? Scientists wonderSome scientists think there are more habitable worlds than Earth out there. What are they like? And how might we find them?

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space.comNASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attemptSwift is expected to crash back to Earth in the next few weeks.

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livescience.comHouse-size blocks of ice are falling from permafrost landslides in CanadaFor the first time, researchers have identified a new type of landslide of permafrost in Canada's Northwest Territories.

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history.comThe Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: What Really Happened? | HISTORYLasting just 30 seconds, the 1881 showdown in Tombstone became one of the most famous shootouts in American history.

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nationalgeographic.comThe Iconic Waldorf Astoria Is Back—Here’s Why You Should Dine ThereKnown for inventing the Waldorf salad and popularising dishes such as red velvet cake and eggs benedict, the Waldorf Astoria New York has played a key part in the city’s culinary history. At the recen...

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science.nasa.govNASA’s Dragonfly Completes First Simulated Flight - NASA ScienceSeparated from its protective backshell, NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft autonomously speeds over the sand dunes of Titan. It scans the terrain below, searching

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sea.ign.comWalter Koenig, Star Trek's Chekov, Dies at Age 90Played the USS Enterprise's Russian navigator and weapons officer.

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nationalinterest.orgCanada Just Got Its First F-35 Fighter Jets. Will They Be Its Last?Canada was originally supposed to buy 88 F-35s from the United States—but political tensions between the two countries may sink the next round of purchases.

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popsci.comEarth’s first fully-marine amphibian stalked the seafloor with a chunky, bony body‘Gerrothorax maritimus’ lived about 237 million years ago, when parts of China were covered by an ocean.

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Alt National Park Service

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The resistance around the world keeps growing. Brazil and Serbia are thousands of miles apart, but people in both countries are standing up to authoritarianism. They’ve shown us what can happen when people refuse to give up.

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wearethemighty.comFire destroys Adolf Hitler's retreat known as the Eagle's NestThe Eagle's Nest was a mountain retreat used by top Nazi officials, including German dictator Adolf Hitler, during World War II.

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arstechnica.comMeet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock HolmesLindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.

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MeidasTouch

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Brazil rejected Bolsonaro. Serbia's students beat Vučić. Machado is home in Venezuela. What a day for democracy.

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PlayStation Park

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'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' was released on the PlayStation 2 22 years ago today.

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theverge.comThis custom foldable PlayStation 2 handheld is slick but still far from pocketable.Using a flexible OLED display salvaged from a Royole FlexPai phone, a talented modder has created a folding PS2 handheld (they’ve called the PlayStation 2 Duo) by miniaturing the motherboard inside th...

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twz.comBritish Type 31 Frigate Variant Offered To The U.S. NavyBabcock is looking to pitch its Arrowhead 140 design for an American frigate requirement, potentially in partnership with a major U.S. shipbuilder. Babcock is looking to pitch its Arrowhead 140 design...

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Daily Hot Wheels

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This `32 Ford Vicky is one of the Early Times cars. #HotWheels #year1997

motortrend.comThis 1992 Mazda Miata Looked Like Nothing Else on the RoadSee how Autokonexion transformed a 1992 Mazda Miata with a widebody kit, turbo, fastback hardtop, and massive Work wheels.

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Paul Byrne

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Deadass Mad Max-style landscape photography coming down from Mars today

motortrend.com2027 Mazda CX-5 Has Same Starting Price, Gets Google GeminiWhile the base trim keeps its starting price, the rest of the lineup sees moderate hikes.

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hemmings.comNew Video: Dodge Viper Buyer's Guide | The Online Automotive Marketplace | Hemmings, The World's Largest Collector Car MarketplaceGuide to the Dodge Viper and its history, evolution, and current values, including Viper RT/10, GTS, SRT-10, and ACR.

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autoexpress.co.ukA new Toyota sports car is getting closer as updated 'Celica' prototype appears | Auto ExpressThe new Toyota lightweight sports car will mark the return of a famous Toyota name, but will it be MR2 or Celica? Either way, we’ve driven it, and it’s been spotted once again testing in a motorsport ...

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evo.co.ukWe drove Toyota's incredible secret sports car prototype. Here's what we learnedWith the new race-proven G20E engine in the middle, what was thought to be the next MR2 may well be called ‘Celica’

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jalopnik.com7 Of The Most Powerful JDM Engines Ever Made - JalopnikHere are seven of the most powerful JDM internal combustion engines ever put into production, plus one honorable mention

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thedrive.comThese Toy Race Cars Have Been Driving in Place for a Month—And They're Still GoingThe miniature endurance racing prototypes started the run on Sept. 20, and if they were covering actual distance, they would have traveled more than 1,400 miles by now.

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theaviationgeekclub.comThe CF-18 that fired an AIM-7 Air-to-Air Missile at an Iraqi patrol boatThat time a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet that fired an AIM-7 Air-to-Air Missile at an Iraqi patrol boat

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12 ANGRY MEN (1957) Henry Fonda Lee J. Cobb Ed Begley E.G. Marshall Jack Warden Martin Balsam John Fiedler Edward Binns Jack Klugman Joseph Sweeney George Voskovec Robert Webber

autoweek.comJoey Logano Survives 15-Car NASCAR Crash at Talladega“I’m just happy to be alive:” Logano’s Ford flipped onto its roof and slid several hundred feet during a violent wreck with five laps remaining.

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caranddriver.comThe Mitsubishi Outlander Is Getting an Even More Off-Road-Ready Diamond Trail Edition Trim in 2028The Outlander Diamond Trail Edition sports a new Rock drive mode and rugged off-road-focused bodywork.

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roadandtrack.comMate Rimac Hints At Stick Shift, Non-Hybrid Bugatti Based On the V-16 TourbillionYes, that would mean a manual transmission hooked up directly to a V-16 engine.

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roadandtrack.comBrabus Is Building a 900-HP Mercedes-AMG G63 Pickup Truck With an Enlarged V-8Because, of course they are.

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The PlayStation 2 was released 26 years ago today in the US.

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theaviationist.comCanada Receives Its First Two CF-35A Fighters at Luke Air Force BaseThe first two Canadian CF-35s arrived at Luke Air Force Base, where they will be used for training in support of the initial phase of the RCAF’s

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Massimo (mirror)

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Anthony Chapel, situated in Garvan Woodland Gardens in Arkansas, exemplifies modern architecture in perfect harmony with nature. [📹 Hannah Marrable] Original post

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Bring a Trailer

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Panoz's first model, built specifically for its founder! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1993-panoz-roadster-6/

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bbc.comStar Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov, dies aged 90He played the eager Russian crewman in the original Star Trek series and later appeared in Babylon 5.

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motor1.comThe 15 Best Movie Cars of All Time, RankedFrom the Dodge Charger to the Back to the Future DeLorean, we rank the 15 most iconic movie cars ever to hit the big screen.

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avgeekery.comWATCH: Listen As P-51 Mustangs Go Roaring And Whistling ByThere are more than 200 airworthy P-51 Mustangs around the world. The majority of them are based in the good old U S of A, but flyable Mustangs inhabit

apnews.comWalter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on the original 'Star Trek' series, dies at 90Actor Walter Koenig, known for playing Ensign Pavel Chekov on “Star Trek,” has died at 90. His talent agent confirmed he passed away Monday at his home in Los Angeles.

apnews.com/article/walt... Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on the original 'Star Trek' series, dies at 90