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Picture of the day for August 15, 2016

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Picture of the day on August 15, 2016: River Skjálfandafljót at Route 1 in northern Iceland. In the background is the spectacular waterfall Goðafoss.

sais: Word of the day for August 15, 2016

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Word of the day is sais : (India) A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses. (Malaya, dated) usually syce: chauffeur, driver. Today is India's Independence Day.

First Responders Rescue Woman And Her Dog From A Rapidly Sinking Car

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First Responders Rescue Woman And Her Dog From A Rapidly Sinking Car High floods in Baton Rouge, Louisiana put a woman and her dog in danger when her car hydroplaned and began floating in deep water. Luckily, a handful of first responders were able to take decisive action to save them both. August 14, 2016 at 04:36PM

Meet the worst ants in the world

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Meet the worst ants in the world Argentine ants have invaded every continent in just one century. Can they be stopped?

First Responders Rescue Woman And Her Dog From A Rapidly Sinking Car

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First Responders Rescue Woman And Her Dog From A Rapidly Sinking Car

Meet the worst ants in the world

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Meet the worst ants in the world

sais: Word of the day for August 15, 2016

sais , n : (India) A groom, or servant with responsibility for the horses. (Malaya, dated) usually syce: chauffeur, driver. Today is India's Independence Day.

Article of the day for August 15, 2016

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Article of the day is 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Picture of the day for August 15, 2016

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River Skjálfandafljót at Route 1 in northern Iceland. In the background is the spectacular waterfall Goðafoss..

Article of the day for August 15, 2016

The Article of the day for August 15, 2016 is 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger . The 24th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Karstjäger was a German mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS during World War II. Formed in July 1944 from the SS Volunteer Karstwehr Battalion, it was a division in name only, and was soon reduced to a brigade. Built around a company in existence since 1942, the unit consisted mainly of Yugoslav Volksdeutsche and recruits from South Tyrol. It was primarily involved in fighting partisans in the Karst Plateau on the frontiers of Yugoslavia, Italy, and Austria; the mountainous terrain required specialized mountain troops and equipment. It also saw action in the wake of the Italian surrender when it moved to disarm Italian troops and protect ethnic German communities in Italy. At the end of the war it successfully fought to keep passes into Austria open, allowing German units to escape the Balkans and surrender to British forces. The remnan

Will Reading Romance Novels Make Artificial Intelligence More Human?

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Will Reading Romance Novels Make Artificial Intelligence More Human? Google recently began feeding its AI romance novels to make it more conversational. Are they onto something?

Will Reading Romance Novels Make Artificial Intelligence More Human?

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Will Reading Romance Novels Make Artificial Intelligence More Human?