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Photo: Meteorites in Africa Traced to Asteroid "Parent"
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Photo: Meteorites in Africa Traced to Asteroid "Parent"
An asteroid weaves bright contrails in the early dawn skies over Sudan on October 7, 2008. Dubbed 2008 TC3, the asteroid exploded 23 miles (37 kilometers) over Earth.
In March 2009 astronomers reported that, the first time, they have been able to track down meteorites from that same asteroid.
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Outdoor Theatres in the 1950s - Life in the 1950’s 1960s...
Outdoor Theatres in the 1950's
by Jena Redwanski
From the page:
Although Drive-In Theatres started popping up around the United States in 1948, there were less than 1,000 until the 1950's. By 1958, there were already more than 5,000.
Indoor theatres began closing their doors due to the great impact of the outdoor theatres during the same 10 years.
In 1958 there were only 12,000 remaining indoor theatres compared to about 17,000 in 1948.
The two largest outdoor theatres were located in Detroit, Michigan and Lufkin, Texas, both holding up to the maximum of 3,000 cars.
The smallest were located in Harmony, Pennsylvania and Bamberg, South Carolina, both holding a minimum of only 50 cars. Size never mattered. Almost every night, the theatres were packed to full capacity.
Not only were the drive-in movies fun for adults, they were also fun for the kids. Some theatres featured pony rides while others featured miniature trains, boat rides and talent shows.
Some of the theatres opened their gates up to 3 hours before the shows started, all of which are double-features. This was mainly to get everyone in, especially the theatres that could fit 3,000 cars.
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BBC NEWS | In Pictures | Week in pictures: 14 -20 March
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A partly empty train runs in Shanghai's "tourist tunnel" attraction. Chinese leaders are concerned by rising unemployment and potential unrest amid a serious slump in trade and tourism.
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Photo of the Day: Best of 2008, Photo Gallery - National...
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A copy of the Bible translated from Greek to German by religious reformer Martin Luther in 1521 lies open to the New Testament in a dimly lit room in Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany. Luther lived incognito at the castle for nearly a year after he was declared an outlaw by the Roman emperor for refusing to recant his Reformation writings.
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Right Whales Picture, Animals Wallpaper -- National...
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Right Whales Swimming
Photograph by Brian Skerry
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A century ago only a few hundred right whales survived in the Southern Hemisphere. But international protections are working, and the southern rights' future, says Oregon State University biologist Scott Baker, "looks good."
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http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/sad-masks-lidia-s...
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Sad Mask Paintings by Lidia Simeonova
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Van Goghs Sunflowers: Real-Life Fakes: Provenance of the...
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March 17, 1901
Van Gogh paintings shown
On March 17, 1901, paintings by the late Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are shown at the Bernheim-Jeune gallery in Paris. The 71 paintings, which captured their subjects in bold brushstrokes and expressive colors, caused a sensation across the art world. Eleven years before, while living in Auvers-sur-Oise outside Paris, van Gogh had committed suicide without any notion that his work was destined to win acclaim beyond his wildest dreams. In his lifetime, he had sold only one painting. One of his paintings--the Yasuda Sunflowers--sold for just under $40 million at a Christie's auction in 1987.
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