On this date in 1946, the White Sands rocket (official name V-2 No. 13) became the first man-made object to take a photograph of the Earth from outer space. Launched at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, the rocket reached a maximum altitude of 65 miles. The famous photograph was taken with an attached DeVry 35 mm black-and-white camera.
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Among other things, this is also National Bologna Day.
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Florida man arrested over doughnut glaze mistaken for meth files lawsuit.
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The KGB Quotations Database has passed 40,000 entries. Check it out.
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Some people born on October 24 who said some interesting things: Stephen Covey, Ted Dekker, Sara Josepha Hale, Kevin Kline, Moss Hart, Kweisi Mfume, and Adrian Mitchell.
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How fascist is Donald Trump? The Washington Post rates him 26 out of a possible 44 Benitos.
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Donald Trump jokes that it’s okay for his supporters to commit voter fraud.
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Why did those women wait so long to accuse Trump of sexual harassment? Maybe because he says he'll sue them.
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Speaking of which, an adult film star says Trump offered to pay her $10k for sex, use of private jet.
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How a bunch of hacked DVR machines took down Twitter and Reddit.
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During the last Presidential debate, Hillary Clinton made four false claims. Trump made 37.
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