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The 10 Heaviest Buildings Ever Moved
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The five heaviest buildings ever moved rank high in the history of structural moving. Learn what those five heaviest buildings are.
Famous Locomotives
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Famous locomotives, such as the John Bull locomotive, have helped shape the history of American railroads. Learn more about some famous locomotives.
Can You Identify the NBA Team if We Change the Colors of the Logo?
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The NBA might be a player's league, but that doesn't diminish the importance of an NBA team, especially in the cities where they're located. Will you be able to match these teams to their logo if the colors are all changed around? Jump into this quiz to find out!
The Craziest Amusement Park Accidents That Resulted In Death
The love affair with amusement parks began in Coney Island, New York. In 1884, thousands of people flocked here to ride on La Marcus A. Thompson's Switchback Gravity Pleasure Railway. This Pleasure Railway offered the chance to speed along its 450-foot track at 6 mph. By 1927, the Coney Island Cyclone, which travelled at 60 [...] The post The Craziest Amusement Park Accidents That Resulted In Death appeared first on Goliath.
How Far Can a Plane Glide if Its Engines Fail?
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It can definitely be done - we saw Capt. Sully Sullenberger successfully land an Airbus A320 without any engines, in the Hudson River no less. But just how far a plane can fly without its engines depends on a few different factors.
How Profiling Works
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As the stars of true-crime documentaries and TV series, criminal profilers have one of the best-known law enforcement jobs in the world. Learn the basics of profiling.
10 Bands Named After Places
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Is your favorite band named after a place? See our list of 10 bands named after places and see if you can guess what bands made the list.
Can You Match the College to the State It's In?
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Princeton, Harvard and Vanderbilt rank among the greatest institutions of higher learning in the U.S., but do you know where these storied schools are located? Take our quiz to see if you can match the college to the state!
Defining 'Suspicious Behavior' Without Bias Is Harder Than You Think
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HowStuffWorks explores why it's so hard for the public to determine suspicious behavior and what can be done to improve that.
10 Inventions by Thomas Edison (That You've Never Heard Of)
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It's common knowledge that Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb and the phonograph, but did you know he also developed concrete furniture and a phone to communicate with the dead?