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- 10 Medieval Torture Devices
- 10 Fuel-saving Device Hoaxes
- Timeline of Civil Rights
- How the Civil Rights Movement Worked
- How do spacecraft re-enter the Earth's atmosphere?
| Posted: Torture was a very popular form of punishment in the Middle Ages, but it also served as a social deterrent and as entertainment for the masses. These 10 devices show how creative torturers became with their tools in an effort to wow the crowds.
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| Posted: For as long as we've complained about gas prices, there's been an army of inventors offering devices to stretch our mileage further. But which ones work and which are hoaxes?
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| Posted: What do civil rights mean to you? Ultimately they represent freedom -- the freedom to live your life without being repressed or discriminated against by either the government or private institutions. These pictures will take you through a timeline of civil rights.
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| How the Civil Rights Movement Worked Posted: Today we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. day in honor of the late American civil rights leader. He was one of many leaders during the civil rights movement. It began with a group of people who decided that separate but equal wasn't good enough.
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| How do spacecraft re-enter the Earth's atmosphere? Posted: On this day in 2003, the shuttle Columbia was launched into space on what would be its final mission -- the craft broke up on its descent back to Earth. Blasting a spacecraft into space is one thing. Bringing it back in one piece is another. Spacecraft are likely to burn up into bits if they aren't specially insulated and designed for the ride.
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