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Steel Mill Worker Turns His Back, Nearly Gets Hit By A Flying Rope Of Hot Steel

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Steel Mill Worker Turns His Back, Nearly Gets Hit By A Flying Rope Of Hot Steel

Steel Mill Worker Turns His Back, Nearly Gets Hit By A Flying Rope Of Hot Steel

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Steel Mill Worker Turns His Back, Nearly Gets Hit By A Flying Rope Of Hot Steel This is a "cobble," a steel mill mishap where a jam in the machinery leads to a pressure build up and a rope of hot steel getting thrown into the air. It's not a huge problem, unless you aren't looking when it happens.

Article of the day for July 23, 2017

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Article of the day is 1983 Atlantic hurricane season. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Picture of the day for July 23, 2017

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Picture of the day on July 23, 2017: Summer Evening at Skagen beach (1899) by the Danish painter P.S. Krøyer, is a double portrait of the artist and his wife Marie. In the 1890s, P.S. Krøyer painted a number of evocative scenes of people walking along the shore. The painting was probably commissioned by Heinrich Hirschsprung and included in what later would come to be known as the Hirschsprung Collection.

Picture of the day for July 23, 2017

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Summer Evening at Skagen beach (1899) by the Danish painter P.S. Krøyer, is a double portrait of the artist and his wife Marie. In the 1890s, P.S. Krøyer painted a number of evocative scenes of people walking along the shore. The painting was probably commissioned by Heinrich Hirschsprung and included in what later would come to be known as the Hirschsprung Collection..

Gamer's Toddler Wanders In While He's Streaming, Scares The Bejesus Out Of Him

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Gamer's Toddler Wanders In While He's Streaming, Scares The Bejesus Out Of Him If you're fully immersed in a scary video game with headphones on, you might want to lock the door. July 22, 2017 at 03:50PM

Article of the day for July 23, 2017

The Article of the day for July 23, 2017 is 1983 Atlantic hurricane season . The 1983 Atlantic hurricane season was the least active Atlantic hurricane season in 53 years. Although the season begins by convention on June 1, there were no tropical depressions until July 23, and only four of the season's seven depressions became tropical storms. Tropical Depression Three became Hurricane Alicia (satellite image pictured) on August 17 and made landfall in Texas the next day, breaking thousands of glass windows in Houston's skyscrapers, killing 22 people and causing $1.7 billion in damage. The storm that became Hurricane Barry formed on August 25, crossed Florida, and made landfall near Brownsville, Texas, dissipating five days later. Hurricane Chantal stayed out at sea, and was absorbed by a front on September 15. Tropical Depression Six formed on September 19 and caused heavy rains in the Caribbean. Tropical Storm Dean, the final storm of the season, attained peak winds of 65 mp

Gamer's Toddler Wanders In While He's Streaming, Scares The Bejesus Out Of Him

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Gamer's Toddler Wanders In While He's Streaming, Scares The Bejesus Out Of Him

bon mot: Word of the day for July 23, 2017

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Word of the day is bon mot : A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue.

bon mot: Word of the day for July 23, 2017

bon mot , n : A clever saying, phrase or witticism; often, a witty riposte in dialogue.