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The Chernobyl Story (Updated & Expanded)

Spend a few minutes reliving this nightmare.



Chernobyl will remain hazardous for 3000 years (from 1986).

And human error also almost destroyed Arkansas.
http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/10/14232574/command-and-controll-titan-2-damascus-arkansas-nuclear-accident-1980
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Charles Dickens and the Linguistic Art of the Minor Character

http://daily.jstor.org/charles-dickens-minor-characters/


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The Riemann Hypothesis explained

https://medium.com/@JorgenVeisdal/the-riemann-hypothesis-explained-fa01c1f75d3f#.4333yanqc

A one-page condensation of why RH is important.


For more details, read this book:
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A virtual Hagia Sophia

http://www.realmofhistory.com/2017/01/06/hagia-sophia-acoustics-recreated-stanford/

Stanford professors at the Center for Computer Research in Music & Acoustics recreate the "divine" acoustics of the Hagia Sophia.



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The Tsar Bomb

https://warisboring.com/the-tsar-bomba-was-a-50-megaton-monster-nuke-4201e7f064d2
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Let's tackle the brachistochrone problem

https://www.wired.com/2017/01/lets-tackle-wicked-physics-problem-itll-fun-promise/

Download 5t32VJU.mp4
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An Clo Mor: How Tweed Is Hand-Woven in Scotland

http://digg.com/video/how-tweed-made-scotland

Image result for harris tweed factories in scotland
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So Big, So Fast! Human Population Growth Visualized

http://digg.com/video/human-population-growth-visualized

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HOW THE ROVER GOT TO MARS

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If you haven't seen this yet, it's very interesting... and exhilarating!

 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/XRCIzZHpFtY?rel=0.

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The HistoMap - 4000 years of world history

http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~200375~3001080

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