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Reebok Pumps Are Back And Aren’t As Hideous Or Expensive Any More
When originally introduced way back in 1989, the Reebok pump was a genuine innovation in footwear, providing a perfect custom fit with an inflatable bladder wrapping around the wearer’s foot. But as a flagship product for Reebok, the Pumps often featured outlandish designs as they came and went through the years. Until yesterday, when Reebok…
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What Lockheed’s New Laser Can Do
Briefly: Lockheed Martin recently tested its new Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) laser — not to be confused with the Navy’s laser — on the Ford F-150 pictured above. The weapons system hit the truck’s running engine from a mile away. The engine doesn’t run any more.
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Girl Scout Cookies, Or California’s Most Notorious Strain Of Cannabis
I first heard of Girl Scout Cookies a few years ago, shortly after I got my prescription for marijuana in California. I went into my local dispensary and asked for whatever buds they had that smelled the nicest. “Have you tried Girl Scout Cookies?” the woman behind the counter asked. “It’s famous.”
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In 1964, A Man Shipped Himself Back To Australia Inside A Crate
Being stranded in a foreign country is a terrifying thought, but what lengths would you go to in order to get home? I doubt many would be prepared to sit inside a box and ship themselves, yet that’s precisely what Reg Spiers did in 1964 in order to get back to his wife and daughter…