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The idea was to explode a nuclear weapon 500 times more powerful than the = Hiroshima bomb in space, just 250 miles above us=2E And then, maybe, a nucl= ear explosion on the moon!

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Navigating only by stars, wind, and waves, this legendary= Polynesian canoe and its crew (pictured above) will sail 43,000 miles, fro= m Alaska to Tahiti
2,000 years of shipwrecks discovered on= treacherous ancient sea route
Could colossal crabs hold the clue to Amelia Earhart= ’s fate?
Scenes from cl= assic fairy tales—with a Nigerian twist
Soccer is the world's most popular sport=2E= But who invented it?
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Can sta= nd the heat: Camels (above) are notorious for = being able to walk long distances in extreme heat=2E What body part do they= use to extract water from the air?

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