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One of my all-time favourites. Stare at the red dot on the woman's nose for 30 seconds, then look at an empty wall while blinking quickly. Promise it's worth it... bit.ly/2UbzN7W

SteveStuWill's tweet image. One of my all-time favourites. Stare at the red dot on the woman's nose for 30 seconds, then look at an empty wall while blinking quickly. Promise it's worth it... bit.ly/2UbzN7W

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On D Day, Matthew Ridgway commanded the @82ndABNDiv. Gen Eisenhower, worried about Ridgway jumping at age 49, directed him to air land late on June 6. Ridgway agreed but jumped in early AM June 6 anyway AA6 knew if he didn't parachute in "w/ the boys," he'd always regret it.

18airbornecorps's tweet image. On D Day, Matthew Ridgway commanded the 
@82ndABNDiv.

Gen Eisenhower, worried about Ridgway jumping at age 49, directed him to air land late on June 6. 

Ridgway agreed but jumped in early AM June 6 anyway

AA6 knew if he didn't parachute in "w/ the boys," he'd always regret it.

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The fate of the free peoples of Earth is at stake. The eve of the largest amphibious invasion in human history. These are the words the troops heard that night. Hear Eisenhower’s words with us again. #DDay77 “Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! 1/

101stAASLTDIV's tweet image. The fate of the free peoples of Earth is at stake. The eve of the largest amphibious invasion in human history. 

These are the words the troops heard that night. Hear Eisenhower’s words with us again. #DDay77

“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!

1/

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Today, D-Day, we honor and remember. On behalf of all #Paratroopers, Past/Present/Future, All American 8 and All American 9 proudly represent the entire 82nd Airborne Division to honor those who gave all. 🇺🇸🇫🇷 #DDay77 #StrongerTogether @USArmyEURAF

82ndABNDiv's tweet image. Today, D-Day, we honor and remember. 

On behalf of all #Paratroopers, Past/Present/Future, All American 8 and All American 9 proudly represent the entire 82nd Airborne Division to honor those who gave all. 

🇺🇸🇫🇷
#DDay77 #StrongerTogether
@USArmyEURAF
82ndABNDiv's tweet image. Today, D-Day, we honor and remember. 

On behalf of all #Paratroopers, Past/Present/Future, All American 8 and All American 9 proudly represent the entire 82nd Airborne Division to honor those who gave all. 

🇺🇸🇫🇷
#DDay77 #StrongerTogether
@USArmyEURAF
82ndABNDiv's tweet image. Today, D-Day, we honor and remember. 

On behalf of all #Paratroopers, Past/Present/Future, All American 8 and All American 9 proudly represent the entire 82nd Airborne Division to honor those who gave all. 

🇺🇸🇫🇷
#DDay77 #StrongerTogether
@USArmyEURAF
82ndABNDiv's tweet image. Today, D-Day, we honor and remember. 

On behalf of all #Paratroopers, Past/Present/Future, All American 8 and All American 9 proudly represent the entire 82nd Airborne Division to honor those who gave all. 

🇺🇸🇫🇷
#DDay77 #StrongerTogether
@USArmyEURAF

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Me taking the Covid vaccine as early as I possibly could because it was the right thing to do and getting a sticker for it vs. everyone who refused now getting free cars and beers and millions of dollars to take it has some real high school group project energy


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No big deal. Just working on a power line from a helicopter


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Pyrex and vegetable oil both have refractive indexes of 1.47 and air is at about 1.00. If we combine substances with different refractive indexes, we can see some interesting effects, like a pyrex beaker suddenly disappearing [read more: buff.ly/3742moi]


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"Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane and I'll show you a man who will fight." - Gen. James Gavin

82ndABNDiv's tweet image. "Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane and I'll show you a man who will fight." - Gen. James Gavin

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1 of 15: It has been hard to convey, through anecdotes or data, how bizarre the U.S. housing market has become. For example, a Bethesda, Maryland homebuyer working with @Redfin included in her written offer a pledge to name her first-born child after the seller. She lost.


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Go west, Marine. Then turn around and come right back. It's about a 5,000-mile roundtrip. stripes.com/news/us/10-4-g…


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Everything is easy to a third party consultant that has never worked first party in Cybersecurity.


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A bicycle wheel spins smoothly because the axle contains ball bearings which must be as close to perfectly spherical as possbile. This is how the balls are made from a steel rod with a margin of error of less than 0.1 micrometers [full video: buff.ly/3veWIMd]


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Rats Scramble To Hide Fully Functioning Amusement Park And Resort They Built As Workers Return To Office bit.ly/3dL0NAK

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A surprising number of sea monster sightings can be explained by whale boners (quick thread, sources here: bit.ly/2PFRk5G)

JimMFelton's tweet image. A surprising number of sea monster sightings can be explained by whale boners

(quick thread, sources here: bit.ly/2PFRk5G)
JimMFelton's tweet image. A surprising number of sea monster sightings can be explained by whale boners

(quick thread, sources here: bit.ly/2PFRk5G)

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& @RexChapman No 🛋️'s 🐕 Some dogs are afraid of nothing. No walls or big bullies can, could or will stop them. 👀 “Your focus determines your reality.” –Qui-Gon Jinn


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1/5 The EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle was an armored personnel carrier prototype developed in the late 1970s. Built by the General Motors Corporation, the EM-50 was designed to blend in while conducting counterinsurgency, security, and stability operations.

ArmorCollection's tweet image. 1/5 The EM-50 Urban Assault Vehicle was an armored personnel carrier prototype developed in the late 1970s. Built by the General Motors Corporation, the EM-50 was designed to blend in while conducting counterinsurgency, security, and stability operations.

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Sometimes people who are exceptionally smart at tech are also amazingly terrible managers of people and / or programs, and that’s okay. We should help people grow on the path that works best for them. Those are really different skill sets and require different education.


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