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May 20, 2024 · Diplodocus carnegii (also spelled D. carnegiei ), named after Andrew Carnegie, is the best known, mainly due to a near-complete skeleton known as Dippy (specimen CM 84) collected by Jacob Wortman, of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and described and named by John Bell Hatcher in 1901. [55]
May 17, 2024 · The longest escalators in the world are installed deep underground in Russia at the stations of the Saint Petersburg Metro. The Ploshchad Lenina ( 453 ft. long/226 ft. of elevation ), Chernyshevskaya ( 453 ft. long/226 ft of elevation ), and Admiralteyskaya ( 453 ft high/226 ft. of elevation ). The longest freestanding escalator in the world is ...
1 day ago · A 2015 study linking shark size and typical swimming speed estimated that megalodon would have typically swum at 18 kilometers per hour (11 mph)–assuming that its body mass was typically 48 t (53 short tons; 47 long tons)–which is consistent with other aquatic creatures of its size, such as the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) which ...
7 hours ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Nash, recognized as the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died. She was 88. American Airlines, Nash’s employer, announced her death on social media Saturday.
May 6, 2024 · Mon May 6 - Mon May 27. Registration for our Newark Reservoir Open Water Training Swims has moved to a new registration platform. The Newark Reservoir (DE) Open Water Swim Training Sessions is on Monday May 6, 2024 to Monday May 27, 2024. It includes the following events: Unlimited Open Water Swims (5/6-9/30) - *Best Value, < $7 per session and ...
May 1, 2024 · Pac-Man is the longest-running video game character. Screenrant reports that this pellet-eating arcade creature, born in 1980, is the grandfather of all video game characters. Not far behind is Mario, introduced in 1981 in arcade form. Since then, he’s gone on to an illustrious career in the gaming world.
May 19, 2024 · While Jesus Green Lido is the longest swimming pool in the UK, its width is only 15 yards. However, it still ranks among the longest outdoor pools in Europe, measuring 100 yards in length. In comparison, the largest freshwater lido in the UK is Tooting Bec Lido, which shares the same length but is wider at 33 yards.
