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11-14-2019, 11:46 PM
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 Another one of those head shakers . . . Mercury never offered 15" tires/wheels on the Cougar Eliminators. Last edited by Lee Stewart; 11-14-2019 at 11:48 PM. 
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11-15-2019, 02:17 AM
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11-15-2019, 02:33 AM
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 A child prodigy from Belgium is on course to gain a bachelor's degree at the tender age of 9. Laurent Simons is studying electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) -- a tough course even for students of an average graduate age. Described by staff as "simply extraordinary," Laurent is on course to finish his degree in December. He then plans to embark on a PhD program
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11-15-2019, 02:42 AM
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 Alfred Gilbert was something of a celebrity in 1950s America thanks to his popular range of educational toys. However, his company caused quite a stir in 1951 when it released the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, a science kit that allowed children to create nuclear reactions using radioactive chemicals. The kit came complete with several types of uranium, which is one of the ingredients in nuclear bombs. Unsurprisingly, safety concerns – it was known as "the world's most dangerous toy" – led to the toys being pulled from shelves, although 5,000 had been sold by then.
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11-15-2019, 02:45 AM
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 Adidas caused a ruckus in June 2012 when images of the company's latest shoe were released. Far from being impressed with the $350 sneaker, many people compared the design to "slave shoes," thanks to its shackle feature. Prominent civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson said in a statement that the shoes were "offensive, appalling and insensitive," and hours later the sneakers, which had been due to go on sale in August 2012, were cancelled.
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11-15-2019, 04:40 PM
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 While the Mustang has always been rear-wheel drive, its nearly boundless popularity in the middle of the 1960s encouraged Ford to experiment with a four-wheel drive model developed jointly with England-based Ferguson Research. The company shipped a pair of V8-powered Mustangs across the Atlantic and asked Ferguson to install its four-wheel drive technology in one. The other remained stock so product planners and executives could drive four- and two-wheel drive models back to back. Ferguson also added Dunlop’s mechanical Maxaret technology, which functioned a lot like modern-day ABS systems. The four-wheel drive Mustang handled well but it never received the green light for production, likely because spinning the front wheels would have made it too expensive. It’s in the Tampa Bay Automotive Museum as of 2019 and it remains drivable.
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11-15-2019, 04:41 PM
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11-15-2019, 04:42 PM
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11-15-2019, 04:45 PM
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Last edited by Lee Stewart; 11-15-2019 at 05:06 PM.
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11-15-2019, 08:04 PM
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