17 July 1981: Two elevated walkways at the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City, MO collapse onto partygoers below. Unauthorized changes during construction had weakened the bridge moorings fatally. 114 died in the deadliest structural collapse until 9/11.

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On 25 Jan 1966, CIA pilot Bill Weaver made the first supersonic parachute jump by accident. After an inlet unstart disabled his right engine, Bill was torn from his disintegrating SR-71 at Mach 3+ and a minimum of 78,000 feet. Thanks to his pressure suit, Bill survived.

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The Only Guns in the World According to Action Movies Starter Pack

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Tea time!

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Candle + nails = alarm clock

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“America Has Plenty of Food” (USA, 1943)

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Plastic and wood patricians

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Family tree of the 100 most spoken languages

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Never do your best: QUIT

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TIL that the LA Public Library hosts a database of timelessly-beautiful California fruit crate labels

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RMS Titanic’s Reading & Writing Room (1911)

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Sir, I am 35 years old and I fuck men

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Dr Leah Brahms, expert warp coil designer (ST:TNG)

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A Guide to US Army Units

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Early language use surveys be like

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Father, I Have Read the Book

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Egyptians handled your bosom and pressed your young breasts

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Cosmonaut Laika postcard by Yevgeny Gundobi (1957)

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We must support Medicare to stop Medicare

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In 'The Wire', Brother Muzone's appearance and manner reflects that of Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, precise speaker, and bow-tie enthusiast.

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Why does Sam Spade have a sink in his office in The Maltese Falcon?

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Reds murdered gazillions, but Margaret Thatcher saved them

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Silly string is banned in LA on Halloween

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Sergeant Boyle, The Early Days (Law & Order S11E02 as Policeman #2)

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Sir, I am 35 years old and I fuck men

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it’s a massacre

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The flag of the Tamil Tigers, a militant group that, until 2009, fought a civil war against Sri Lanka with the goal of establishing Tamil Eelam, an independent state for the Tamil people

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Hierarchy is Chaos; Anarchy is Solidarity

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$[Law & Order S13E18] IP Address Tomfollery

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Obviously Counterfeit $100 bill with Chinese (?) Characters?

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Just found Garret Dillahunt (Heart's geologist) in the Deadwood Movie

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Adobe understands the power of defaults

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An underappreciated secondary character

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How to Beat a Tough Person in a Fight

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The Rules of AP (and APA!) Title Case Capitalization

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“A Free People in a Free Country: Vote Conservatives” (1936 Norwegian Parliamentary Election Poster)

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For the discerning lad

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How are DDG's Wikipedia boxes updated? Today, DDG still shows McCain as living, despite Wikipedia's change in text

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It’s my prerogative to have a little fun

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MFW I have to create a new user account

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W. Earl Brown (Dan) has a great IMDB bio

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Runkeeper had a hard time with my walk yesterday

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Why does Jed drink out of a very prominently-featured Daytona Flyers mug in S02E04?

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