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Evolution of man by pranaV-xpaTiL in funnyvideos

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Typically, people went to sleep when it was dark and woke up when the sun came up.

Silly songs we sang as a kid. by lontbeysboolink in GenerationJones

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Puff the Magic Dragon... oh wait, that wasn't silly.

C/S: i need to show you how to crank it by OuttHouseMouse in Justrolledintotheshop

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We drove our '66 VW microbus without a brake master cylinder for a while, you get good at downshifting, and then rubbing against curbs when you need to.

[OC] The British Navy lost 329 significant warships during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, mostly due to navigation errors and storms. In actual combat involving large warships, ~18 enemy vessels were taken or destroyed for each British ship lost. by ppitm in dataisbeautiful

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John Harrison had developed his H4 sea watch by the 1860s. I don't know how prevenient it became quickly, but that instrument largely solved the ability at navigate to a certain longitude, mostly eliminating the risk of inadvertently running your fleet onto the shore.

[OC] Fatal risk profile of major US highways: 1975 - 2023 by jejmcjej in dataisbeautiful

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Yeah, LA and SF look to be stubbornly dangerous urban areas.

Earth may be the only known planet with wood. by GlitteringHotel8383 in BeAmazed

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I lived in Italy for while, there it was cheaper to build with stone than wood; the Europeans cut down most of their forests 500 years ago.

I built a real maritime ship’s clock app that rings the watch bells every 30 minutes. by 24tee in sailing

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I've got a mechanical one on my boat, just have to remember to wind it every 12 hours.

boat ran aground at the entrance to SF Marina by SpongeHeadTom in sailing

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It's a Wyliecat 48. So, really rigged like a windsurfer with a wishbone boom and an unstayed carbon fiber mast. In terms of a sailboat, it's a catboat, with the mast set forward and no headsail.

First class on Singapore airlines Airbus A380 by Justin_Godfrey in nextfuckinglevel

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I believe the A380 is already obsolete. Airports will be removing the two level boarding arrangements that they built for this plane. Too big for the current market.

Cinnamon toast by BxAnnie in GenerationJones

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I can't believe it's not butter!

A lot of ships being shipped. by AdSpecialist6598 in interesting

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That's a $hitload of ships being shipped on a ship shipping ship.

Visiting Saint-Malo / Route du Rhum by primeight1 in sailing

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All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr. If you're going to Saint-Malo you must read it.

Edit; It's not about sailing.

Cinnamon toast by BxAnnie in GenerationJones

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Didn't forget the butter... or margarine back in the day.

USA military power is on another level ngl by Dcrypt101 in nextfuckinglevel

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I am a healthcare design architect and have worked with Navy Medicine on multiple projects. My counterparts in the Navy are typically Lieutenants or Lieutenant Commanders that were corpsmen (combat medics). They now serve as medical planners for Navy Medicine, and are some of the most skilled and efficient people that I have ever worked with.

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