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Tests of fabled Archimedes death ray fail
Oct 22 2005 11:05PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It wasn't exactly the ancient siege of Syracuse, but rather a curious quest for scientific validation. According to sparse historical writings, the Greek mathematician Archimedes torched a fleet of invading Roman ships by reflecting the sun's powerful rays with a mirrored device made of glass or bronze.
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Group tracks cougar population in Midwest
Oct 22 2005 6:53PM (CT)
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Kenny Tharp was hunting deer near the Mississippi River last season when he spotted something curled beneath a pine tree that he just couldn't believe: the body of a 98-pound cougar.
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