Vega, in the constellation Lyra, was the Pole Star in 10000BC. It will become the Pole Star again in about AD14500.

Bristar and Dexpan are nonexplosive demolition agents. Rather than causing a structure to explode, they cause it to crack apart.

On April 6, 1933, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would have made the standard workweek 30 hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act, passed five years later, gave Americans a statutory 40-hour workweek.

Titanium was discovered in 1790 by William Gregor, a clergyman and amateur geologist in Cornwall, England.

Most newer jetliners are significantly more fuel-efficient per passenger mile than your average SUV.

This article appears in August 22 • 2003.

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