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World record #117 – The 10 fastest planes in the world
by Marshall Brain | December 7, 2009
The top 10 fastest planes in the world: World’s 10 Fastest Aircrafts – Sky’s No Limit For Them At #1 is the Space Shuttle, at #2 is the X-43, and at #3 is the X-15. All are interesting but they aren’t really airplanes. They are rockets, and none of them can take off from a [...]
We hear about people who walk 20 miles in a day for a walk-a-thon, or who walk the entire Appalachian Trail. And these stories are inspirational. But then there is this – a man named Ed Stafford who has made it his goal to walk across the Amazon Rain Forest: The REAL king of the [...]
The Appalachian Trail is one of America’s great things – a 2,000+ mile ribbon through some of the most beautiful areas of the country. Anyone with the time and energy to do it can walk all the way from Georgia to Maine. Here is a beautiful interactive map that lets you see the whole thing: [...]
You Asked: What is the function of calcium in the body? What happens if our body is lacking calcium? — Thao, Bien Hoa, Vietnam Marshall Brain Answers: Your body needs calcium for two things. First, calcium is what gives your bones their strength. Your body contains several pounds of calcium in its bones. Calcium is [...]
In response to the recent appointment of a new female justice to the Supreme Court and some controversial remarks, Molly and Cristen investigate whether or not gender affects a judge’s effectiveness in this episode of Stuff Mom Never Told You.
Like many cereals, rice krispies are made by puffing grains — in this case, rice. Find out how rice crispies and other puffed cereals are manufactured in this episode of BrainStuff.
In this episode, the TechStuff guys reminisce about the best tech gifts and gadgets they’ve been given for Christmas over the years, from robotic tanks to Star Wars toys, and what they’re hoping to score this year.
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