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The Telescope
Today we gaze in awe at the stunning images of far-distant galaxies from the Hubble Space Telescope, but the first ones were small, simple instruments that magnified objects just three times bigger. They’ve been used by sailors (and pirates!) and the
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Dream Job: Firefighter
What made you decide to become a firefighter? My dad is a firefighter, and when we were young, my sisters and I visited him at the fire station, where he showed us the fire truck he worked on. I thought it was such a cool job, and wanted to follow in
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The Most Amazing Stories of Survival
In 1999, Gene Moe bravely fought off a ferocious bear in Alaska. Gene was out on a hunting trip, and had just taken down a deer. He was skinning it when a bear charged at him. Too far from his rifle to grab it for defense, Gene was left with only a s

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