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21 hours ago · Ted Kaczynski. Theodore John Kaczynski ( / kəˈzɪnski / ⓘ kə-ZIN-skee; May 22, 1942 – June 10, 2023), also known as the Unabomber ( / ˈjuːnəbɒmər / ⓘ YOO-nə-bom-ər ), was an American mathematician and domestic terrorist. [1] [2] He was a mathematics prodigy, but abandoned his academic career in 1969 to pursue a primitive lifestyle .
21 hours ago · The Shinkansen ( Japanese: 新幹線, [ɕiŋkaꜜɰ̃seɴ] ⓘ, lit. 'new main line'), colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. Initially, it was built to connect distant Japanese regions with Tokyo, the capital, to aid economic growth and development.
21 hours ago · Channel 5 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global 's UK and Australia division. It was launched in 1997 to provide a fifth national terrestrial channel in the United Kingdom.
21 hours ago · The Congo River ( Kongo: Nzâdi Kôngo, Swahili: Mto Kongo, French: Fleuve Congo, Portuguese: Rio Congo ), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers.
21 hours ago · Godalming / ˈɡɒdəlmɪŋ / is a market town and civil parish in southwest Surrey, England, around 30 miles (49 km) southwest of central London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, at the confluence of the Rivers Wey and Ock. The civil parish covers 3.74 sq mi (9.7 km 2) and includes the settlements of Farncombe, Binscombe and Aaron's Hill.
21 hours ago · Source: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport [3] Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport ( IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL) is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The airport is located 10 mi (16 km) south of the Downtown Atlanta ...
21 hours ago · Airships are a type of aerostat. [3] The term aerostat has also been used to indicate a tethered or moored balloon as opposed to a free-floating balloon. [17] Aerostats today are capable of lifting a payload of 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) to an altitude of more than 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) above sea level. [18]
