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mare's nest: Word of the day for July 23, 2016

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Word of the day is mare's nest : A great discovery which turns out to be illusory; a hoax. A confused or complicated situation; a muddle. A memorial to the discovery of the Piltdown Man, later revealed as a hoax, was unveiled in Piltdown, East Sussex, UK, on this day in 1938.

mare's nest: Word of the day for July 23, 2016

mare's nest , n : A great discovery which turns out to be illusory; a hoax. A confused or complicated situation; a muddle. A memorial to the discovery of the Piltdown Man, later revealed as a hoax, was unveiled in Piltdown, East Sussex, UK, on this day in 1938.

Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's 'Late Night' Desk To Tear Trump And Fox Apart

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Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's 'Late Night' Desk To Tear Trump And Fox Apart

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Welcome to the Scream Room

Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's 'Late Night' Desk To Tear Trump And Fox Apart

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Jon Stewart Steals Colbert's 'Late Night' Desk To Tear Trump And Fox Apart In the midst of some seriously chaotic politics, we've missed Jon more than ever. Finally, he's come out of hiding, bearded and rusty but still the man we know and love, to shed some light on it all. July 22, 2016 at 02:22PM

Welcome to the Scream Room

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Welcome to the Scream Room What my evening with Milo told me about Twitter’s biggest troll, the death of reason, and the crucible of A-list con-men that is the Republican National Convention.

Picture of the day for July 23, 2016

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Picture of the day on July 23, 2016: Original mailbox of the headquarters of the Post and Telegram Office in Lima, capital of Peru.

Picture of the day for July 23, 2016

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Original mailbox of the headquarters of the Post and Telegram Office in Lima, capital of Peru..

Article of the day for July 23, 2016

The Article of the day for July 23, 2016 is Ian Dougald McLachlan . Ian Dougald McLachlan (23 July 1911 – 14 July 1991) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A Duntroon cadet before he joined the Air Force, McLachlan took command of No. 3 Squadron in December 1939, leading it into action in the Middle East less than a year later. He was posted to the South West Pacific in 1943, commanding successively Nos. 71 and 73 Wings. He took over Southern Area Command in 1944, and No. 81 Wing in the Dutch East Indies the following year. Raised to air commodore in 1946, McLachlan served with the British Commonwealth Air Group in Japan until 1948. After leading North-Eastern Area Command in 1951–53, he attended the Imperial Defence College, London. Promoted to air vice marshal, he returned to Australia in 1957 as Air Officer Commanding Training Command, carrying out major reviews on the RAAF's educational and command systems. He was Deputy Chief of the...

Article of the day for July 23, 2016

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Article of the day is Ian Dougald McLachlan. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

US Power Plant Primary Energy Source by 3 Digit Zip Code

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US Power Plant Primary Energy Source by 3 Digit Zip Code

US Power Plant Primary Energy Source by 3 Digit Zip Code

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US Power Plant Primary Energy Source by 3 Digit Zip Code Coal and natural gas are still dominant, but large swaths of the country are already primarily powered by hydroelectric, solar and wind power.