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A Brief History Anyone who was alive a few decades ago will remember the excitement around the space race. As a key part of the history of the Cold War, the space race was a prime example of countries competing to get there first – even when ‘there’ was the surface of the moon. The US managed to achieve this goal in 1969, with Neil Armstrong’s famous “one small step for mankind” marking a key moment in both human and space history. These days, space flight is different. The desire to get to the moon has faded, and now all…

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A Brief History On January 27, 1939, one of the great American fighter planes of World War II, the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, made its first flight.  Appropriately named, the Lightning was the fastest fighter in the world at that time, being the first to exceed 400 mph in level flight.  Far from an anomaly, the P-38 was not the only important twin engine fighter plane to grace the skies during combat operation in World War II and the Korean War,  Today we look at 10 of the best 2 engine fighter aircraft from the peak of the piston powered era,…

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A Brief History Nowadays, when people think of casino games, some classics like poker and roulette come to mind; however, it is the slot machine that is the most popular casino game ever made and, in many ways, defines the casino experience. Everyone is familiar with casino floors filled with slot machines, while online slots have taken the industry to a new height. Certainly, we have come a long way since the mechanical beginnings of the slot machine. Here we will look back at the formative years of the slot machine as a mechanical game that shaped the casino industry.…

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A Brief History On January 20, 2020, we take a meandering mid-winter look at some of those things you seldom if ever encounter anymore, things that were once commonplace and even in their time examples of cutting edge technology.  We might even throw in a phrase or word that has become passé.  We are not saying these things have totally disappeared, just so greatly diminished that seeing or hearing one is an oddity. (See our previous articles on this subject, including:  “Things That Did Not Exist (Or Were Different) on July 1, 1957,” “May 16, 1960: 10 More Things That…

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A Brief History As 2019 concludes, we have to ask, “Are you tired of dealing with unpredictable energy bills?” Controlling your energy costs is the most intelligent way to deal with this predicament. You ought to control the cooling and heating within your premises. If you are tired of changing the manual setting, its time to upgrade to a smart thermostat. Below are some of the surprising benefits of smart thermostats that you ought to know. Digging Deeper Saves energy Did you know that you can spend almost half of your annual energy bills on cooling and heating your home?…

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