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The Titanic sank around 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
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When snow falls, the properties of water perform a delicate dance. Snowflakes fall like dominoes fall. A piece of dust forms a crystal, and the appearance of that crystal attracts more crystals until they form long
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Update: Kansas will indeed carry out a partial hand recount that won’t change the outcome of this month’s decisive vote in favor of abortion rights after abortion opponents charged almost $120,000 to credit cards Monday to cover the cost. The Kansas secretary of state’s office said the recount will occur in nine of the state’s 105
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I’m a water bottle girlie through and
Nothing is quite as relaxing as waking up to serene water views and hearing the sound of lapping waves. But what if you could do it comfortably in your own tiny house on the water? Why not try a tiny floating home, then?
These lovely pocket-sized homes, which give the flexibility of an untethered home that can roam wherever the
