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  • USS Wasp (27 December 2012) A U.S. Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship. She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name and was the flagship of the Second Fleet and the lead ship of her class. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi. USS Wasp and her ...
  • Heckler & Koch MP5 (26 December 2012) A 9mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a team of engineers from the German small arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) of Oberndorf in Neckar. There are over 100 variants, including a semi-automatic version. The MP5 is one of the most ...
  • National Rifle Association (NRA) (24 December 2012) The National Rifle Association (NRA) is an American organization that advocates for protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights, and promotion of gun ownership, marksmanship, safety, hunting, and self-defense in United States. The NRA is made ...
  • jaekelopterus rhenaniae (21 December 2012) The size of a large crocodile, this 390-million-year-old sea scorpion was the top predator of its day, slicing up fish and cannibalizing its own kind in coastal swamp waters. The newfound fossil creature is estimated to be at least one and a half feet (46 ...
  • pygmy right whale (20 December 2012) The pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata) is a baleen whale, and the last living relative of an ancient group of whales long believed to be extinct. Unlike most other whales, it has rarely been subject to exploitation due to its elusive behavior. Very few sightings have ...
  • Park Geun-hye (20 December 2012) Park Geun-hye (born 2 February 1952) is the first female president of South Korea. She defeated the liberal candidate Moon Jae-in in a highly contested election on Dec. 19, 2012 to become the country's first female leader. Park Geun-hye is the daughter of Park Chung-hee, ...
  • vertical wind tunnel (20 December 2012) A wind tunnel which moves air up to a vertical column. Although vertical wind tunnels were built for aerodynamic research, the most high profile are those used as recreational wind tunnels, often advertised as "indoor skydiving" or "body-flight", which have also ...
  • Mega Man (19 December 2012) The classic Mega Man series consists in ten main titles including the original game, as well as all Game Boy and PC titles featuring the original design of Mega Man. The classic series is considered to be the origin of story, with Mega Man being the first settler, and ...
  • Steak N Shake (18 December 2012) A diner-style restaurant chain located primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. There are approximately 400 company-owned Steak 'n Shakes and another 100 or so that are franchised. Typical restaurant locations ...
  • Seth Rogen (17 December 2012) A Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and voice artist. Rogen began his career doing stand-up comedy during his teen years, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native Vancouver, Rogen landed a small part in ...

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