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10 Real-Life Prison Breaks That Will Blow Your Mind

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Breaking out of a prison is no easy feat. Many prisons have security features such as CCTV, motion detectors, barred windows, massive walls, barbed wire, electric fencing, and armed guards. Despite these and other obstacles, some prisoners will exhaust the limits of their wit and ingenuity and take every opportunity they can to escape. Prison [...] The post 10 Real-Life Prison Breaks That Will Blow Your Mind appeared first on Goliath.

10 Retro Games That Still Hold Up

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Nostalgia is a powerful force in gaming, especially since the technology moves so rapidly. Game genres and design techniques can quickly be rendered obsolete in such a fast-moving industry, making it no surprise that the vast majority of games from 20+ years ago look positively archaic by today's standards. It takes a lot of skill [...] The post 10 Retro Games That Still Hold Up appeared first on Goliath.

Blocky and Raw: Is Brutalism Architecture Making a Comeback?

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This postwar era architecture has a heavy, raw look, hence the name. But the designs are sensible and authoritative, and many Brutalist buildings are experiencing a revival.

Dolores Huerta, the Labor Activist Behind the Slogan '¡Sí, Se Puede!'

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At 91, Dolores Huerta, the activist who inspired Barack Obama's "Yes, we can" campaign, continues to work tirelessly developing leaders and advocating for the working poor, women and children.

The 'Hanged, Drawn and Quartered' Execution Was Even Worse than You Think

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This was no mere execution. In addition to being hanged until "almost" dead, body parts were taken out and burned before the head was cut off. And we haven't got to the quartering yet.

10 Mindblowing Discoveries of the Universe

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With the launch of the Kepler telescope and observatory in 2009, scientists' knowledge of our universe has taken a quantum leap forward in a little more than five years. Orbiting our own planet, Kepler's mission is a simple one: Search for habitable planets elsewhere in the universe. This orbiting telescope is so powerful that it [...] The post 10 Mindblowing Discoveries of the Universe appeared first on Goliath.

The Wire: The Most Memorable Omar Little Quotes

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The Wire is bursting with fantastic characters, and that's one of the reasons many dubs it TV's greatest drama. McNulty, Bunk, and Stringer Bell all shine, but none steal the show like Omar Little. Brilliantly portrayed by Michael Kenneth Williams, Omar is one of TV's greatest anti-heroes and is a dangerous man who lives by [...] The post The Wire: The Most Memorable Omar Little Quotes appeared first on Goliath.

10 Bizarre Car Innovations That Thankfully Failed

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Cars today are technological marvels that contain some truly miraculous innovations. If you were to tell people even 10 years ago that cars would be able to park themselves, direct the driver to where they are going and be equipped with rear view cameras, most people would tell you that you're crazy. Yet, here we [...] The post 10 Bizarre Car Innovations That Thankfully Failed appeared first on Goliath.

Why Cassini Crashed: Protecting Icy Moon Enceladus at All Costs

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The groundbreaking Saturn mission has come to an end, protecting Saturn's moon in its final plunge.

Musicians Who Suffer From Extreme Stage Fright

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It is the dream of millions of people around the world to be a famous musician who performs in front of thousands of people at shows and festivals. However, this is not the dream of many famous musicians. Many musicians hate performing for a live audience and would rather remain in the studio, but as [...] The post Musicians Who Suffer From Extreme Stage Fright appeared first on Goliath.

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