National Book Awards
American literary awards, running annually from 1950 to present. There are 4 awards, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature, with a total of 20 finalists announced in October each year. Two lifetime achievement awards are also ...
doomsday plane
A modified version of the Boeing 747 plane specially designed to protect the U.S. president and Joint Chiefs in the event of a nuclear war or a powerful meteor strike by keeping them in the air for days without refueling and out of danger. Codenamed ...
Shadowhunter
A human race born as a warrior prepared to banish demons from the world. It is believed that Shadowhunters are a half human and a half angel. Nephilim is another name used to call them. The first Shadowhunters were created thousands years ago. The ...
Nissan Esflow
Nissan's latest battery-powered concept sports vehicle that is able to accelerate from to 60 mph in 4 seconds. Reminiscent of Nissan's iconic 370Z, the roadster makes use of a re-engineered electric propulsion system found in the Nissan Leaf to ...
face transplant
A face transplant is a medical surgery that replaces all or parts of an individual's face. This surgery treats people with facial disfigurement due to trauma, burns, birth defects, or disease. The first partial face transplant was on November 27, ...
Iowa caucuses
The Iowa caucuses are a series of electoral meetings held by local political party members to select delegates to the national convention and to register preferences for candidates running for the U.S. president. The Iowa caucuses are noteworthy in ...
holographic universe
The scientific conjecture that the universe is just one big 3D projection of a 2D flat universe. First proposed in 1997 by theoretical physicist Juan Maldacena, the holographic model describes a universe in which gravity arises from infinitesimally ...
Markus Ruhl
Markus Rühl (born 22 February 1972 in Darmstadt, Germany) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Rühl began training at the age of 18 following a doctor's recommendation after sustaining a knee injury while playing soccer. At 120 lb., Rühl ...
