Project Habakkuk: Britain’s Secret Ship Made of Ice

Project Habakkuk: Britain’s Secret Ship Made of Ice

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Desperate times call for desperate measures, and no time in history was as desperate as the time when the world’s most powerful nations were determined in destroying each other. It was time of the Second World War, and the allies were running out of essential resources needed to construct military and naval equipment. One of them was steel.
In the North Atlantic, the British fleets were taking a pounding against the German U-boats. Allied supply ships on their way across the ocean were being intercepted and sunk by German U-boats at an alarming rate. Planes could protect the ships, but they cannot be deployed in the middle of the ocean without aircraft carriers, and those things are massive and required enormous quantities of steel to manufacture, which was in short supply. What was needed was a way for aircraft to land and refuel without overtaxing already strained resources.

An artist's conception of Project Habakkuk.

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30 Museum Snapchats That’ll Make Art History Fun Again

30 Museum Snapchats That’ll Make Art History Fun Again

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Museums can be awesome. But let's face it, some of them can also be pretty dull. Which is why it's not surprising that some people get a little bored of them. After all, how many busts do you need to see (no jokes) before they all start to look the same? And frescoes are all well and good, but you can only see so many of them before neck cramp starts to set in.

But museums don't have to be boring. Especially if you have Snapchat. Just take a look at these hilarious pictures compiled by us to see what we mean. Don't forget to vote for the funniest!

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25 Worst Train Wrecks in History

25 Worst Train Wrecks in History

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You may be tempted to think that train travel is safer than air travel, but you would be wrong. According to a 2013 study, train travel is the second safest mode of transportation with 0.43 deaths per billion passenger-miles. Air travel, however, comes on top with 0.07 deaths per billion passenger miles. That’s not to say that train travel is dangerous. On the contrary, as already mentioned, train travel is the second safest transportation mode available, which is why a train accident is such a big deal as it rarely happens. Unfortunately, when they do happen, it can cost the lives of many. On today’s list we’ll take a look at 25 Worst Train Wrecks in History.

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The Mikawashima Train Crash (Japan, 1962)

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