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Frank Goldsmith Jr. survived the Titanic as a child with his mother; his father died in the sinking. The family settled in Detroit near the Tigers’ ballpark (Navin Field). Goldsmith later said that when the crowd cheered—especially after a home run—the roar sounded like the cries
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Japan’s bullet trains use a seismic early warning system with seismometers along the rail lines and on the coasts. When the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake (Mw 9.1) began, the system triggered emergency braking across the network. The sensors activated about 12–15 seconds before shaking
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Tune into @geoffreyhinton and @JeffDean on Radical Talks. Two AI pioneers reflect on a friendship that shaped modern AI. Hosted By Radical’s @JordanJacobs10.
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Weird Al Yankovic has long sought artists’ approval before releasing parodies. One superstar who never agreed was Prince; Yankovic has said Prince consistently turned down every parody idea he pitched. An unusual incident highlighted the tension: ahead of an American Music Awards
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In the late 1960s, British Columbia woodsman Francis Wharton fashioned his own upper denture using filed deer teeth set into plastic wood and fixed with household cement. The artifact is cataloged by the Museum of Health Care at Kingston with a production date of 1968. The
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In 2016, a Long Island woman accidentally threw out an envelope containing $5,000 set aside for her mortgage. After she realized what had happened, Long Beach sanitation workers tracked the load to a transfer station and sifted through piles of garbage to find the cash. The
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In 2007, a New York family bought a small ceramic bowl at a tag sale for $3. They kept it on a shelf for years, then had it appraised. Experts said it was a Northern Song dynasty piece about 1,000 years old and estimated it at $200,000–$300,000. When the bowl went to Sotheby’s
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In 2010, a house in Pana, Illinois, was so overrun with cockroaches that the owners gave the property to the city. Fire officials created a two-foot trench around the building, filled it with wood and straw, and performed a controlled burn to prevent the spread of roaches. The
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In 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender discovered a late-night ATM/offline transfer glitch that let him move money between accounts and withdraw cash beyond his balance. Over about four to five months, he lived extravagantly—he threw lavish parties, chartered private jets,
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In 1965, 90-year-old French woman Jeanne Calment, with no heirs, signed a contract with 47-year-old notary André-François Raffray. She agreed to transfer her apartment to him upon her death, in exchange for monthly payments of 2,500 francs (about $500). Surprisingly, she
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Before acting, Steve Buscemi served with FDNY Engine 55. After the attacks, “the next morning, I grabbed my old gear… and found a place on a bucket brigade,” he wrote—then worked long shifts for several days at Ground Zero, declining interviews or photos at the time. In the
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At the contest’s conclusion, Squaremouth also donated an additional $10,000 to Reading Is Fundamental, a children’s literacy charity. Inspired by Donelan’s commitment to her schools, Squaremouth made a surprise donation of $5,000 each to the two high schools where the winner
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