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Article of the day for December 3, 2016

The Article of the day for December 3, 2016 is Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania) . Union Station is an Amtrak railroad station and commercial building in downtown Erie in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the only stop in Pennsylvania for the Lake Shore Limited, a passenger rail line serving Chicago, New York City, and Boston. The first railroad station in Erie, established in 1851, was replaced with a Romanesque Revival-style building in 1866. Union Station, the first Art Deco depot in the U.S., was dedicated on December 3, 1927. Passenger rail service dwindled after World War II, as air and highway travel increased. The station was jointly owned and operated by the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads, which merged to form Penn Central, and passenger rail service was transferred to Amtrak in 1971. From 1972 to 1975, even Amtrak service in Erie was suspended. Union Station was largely neglected and allowed to decay until the freight management company Logistics Plus b...

Picture of the day for December 3, 2016

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Köln Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Cologne, Germany. The station is an important local, national and international hub, with many ICE, Thalys and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional and local trains. It has frequent connections to Frankfurt by way of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which starts in southern Cologne. On an average day, about 280,000 travellers frequent the station, making it the fifth busiest station in Germany..

The saga of 'Pizzagate': The fake story that shows how conspiracy theories spread

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The saga of 'Pizzagate': The fake story that shows how conspiracy theories spread No victim has come forward. There's no investigation. There's no physical evidence either. But thousands are still convinced there's a paedophilia ring operating out of a DC pizza place that goes all the way to the top.

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Streamable - simple video sharing It takes a certain amount of toughness to be a hockey coach. You have to be ready for whatever is thrown at you so you can face it head-on. December 2, 2016 at 01:51AM

telemark: Word of the day for December 3, 2016

telemark , n : (uncountable, skiing) Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes. (countable, skiing) A telemark turn.

The saga of 'Pizzagate': The fake story that shows how conspiracy theories spread

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The saga of 'Pizzagate': The fake story that shows how conspiracy theories spread

Picture of the day for December 3, 2016

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Picture of the day on December 3, 2016: Köln Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in Cologne, Germany. The station is an important local, national and international hub, with many ICE, Thalys and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional and local trains. It has frequent connections to Frankfurt by way of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which starts in southern Cologne. On an average day, about 280,000 travellers frequent the station, making it the fifth busiest station in Germany.

Article of the day for December 3, 2016

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Article of the day is Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania). Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

telemark: Word of the day for December 3, 2016

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Word of the day is telemark : (uncountable, skiing) Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes. (countable, skiing) A telemark turn.

Streamable - simple video sharing

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Streamable - simple video sharing

Surprise! The Atlantic Is Taking Over The Digg Homepage Today

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Surprise! The Atlantic Is Taking Over The Digg Homepage Today

Surprise! The Atlantic Is Taking Over The Digg Homepage Today

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Surprise! The Atlantic Is Taking Over The Digg Homepage Today Let us all get acquainted with surprise. Matt Thompson and his colleagues at the Atlantic have selected for you a bounty of links from their magazine and elsewhere, all revolving around that theme.

Watch 7 Cities Just Spring Up From Nowhere and Sprawl Like Mad

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Watch 7 Cities Just Spring Up From Nowhere and Sprawl Like Mad With the help of Google's Earth Engine and its Timelapse feature, which uses multiple satellites and their historic images to offer us a rapid-fire look at the growth of our world, Popular Mechanics whipped up this collection of seven cities that represent how nothing becomes something and old becomes in just 32 short years.

Watch 7 Cities Just Spring Up From Nowhere and Sprawl Like Mad

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Watch 7 Cities Just Spring Up From Nowhere and Sprawl Like Mad