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In 1962, Egypt fired rockets over the desert and celebrated its entry into the missile age. Then Heinz Krug, a German rocket scientist at the heart of the program, disappeared without a trace, leaving behind one of the Cold War's strangest unresolved Middle Eastern mysteries

Egypt publicly displayed its new missile capability in 1962 after a secret program. This initiative involved former German rocket scientists and faced pressure from Israel. One key scientist, Heinz Krug, disappeared mysteriously from Munich in September 1962. Attacks and bombings continued against others involved in the Egyptian missile effort.

The Economic Times

In 1958, the U.S. government hid a 112,544-square-foot congressional bunker beneath a luxury hotel in West Virginia. 35 years later, its secret was revealed, exposing a fully operational underground government built for nuclear war

A secret underground bunker was built beneath The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. This facility was designed to shelter Congress during a nuclear attack on Washington. For over thirty years, its existence remained hidden from the public and guests. The bunker contained essential facilities to sustain government operations for ninety…

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In 1628, Sweden's pride became one of history's most famous shipwrecks in just 20 minutes

Sweden's powerful Vasa warship sank on its maiden voyage in 1628. The ship was found in 1956 after a two-year search. Divers raised the Vasa from the seabed in 1961 after 333 years. Preservation efforts took seventeen years to stabilize the ancient timber. Today, the Vasa is a central exhibit…

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Twelve years after Malaysia Airlines' MH370 vanished, an overlooked clue is back in focus

MH370 overlooked clue: Old acoustic clues are raising questions about the MH370 search location. Hydrophones may have detected the aircraft's impact in the Indian Ocean. A French researcher's network recorded unexplained signals west of Rottnest Island. This signal appears to point northwest, far from the official search area.

The Economic Times

Alien Warning: Ex-US Navy Admiral Claims Physics-Defying 'Higher-Order Intelligence' Rules Oceans

Retired US Navy rear admiral Tim Gallaudet claims UFOs seen over oceans may involve 'non-human intelligence,' citing the 'Go Fast' and 'Tic Tac' encounters.

International Business Times UK

Before The Matrix and The Terminator, there was 'The Creation of the Humanoids' — how an obscure 1962 B-movie set the scene for robot takeover and introduced the concept of centralized intelligence

Before modern robots, a 1962 B-movie and 1990s MIT research reshaped machine intelligence.

TechRadar

Real or Hoax? Shock as UFO Fleet Caught on Camera Racing Over Japan at 'Impossible' Speed

A viral video showing a so-called 'fleet of UFOs' over Japan has triggered a wave of online speculation, prompting experts and officials to call for calm and scientific investigation.

International Business Times UK

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Get Off My Desktop! Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid News

Microsoft is treating the Windows search and widgets boxes like a supermarket checkout line.

Tom’s Hardware

20 "Jurassic Park" facts you didn't know

No. 16 – It took many different animals to create the T. Rex's roar.

Salon

Colorado moves toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance

On a Sunday morning in March 2020, right at the start of the pandemic, an article in Popular Mechanics caught engineer Pieter Van Ry’s eye. It had a catchy title: “How Poop Offers Hints About the Spread of Coronavirus.”

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