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The 19 Ships and Submarines of the US Navy Fleet

The latest Department of Defense budget made way for the very early retirement of four Freedom-class littoral combat ships. These ships, which were among the newest vessels in the Navy, are being phased out…

247patrick · 3 years ago

32 Words People Misuse All the Time

English is an impressive language. It boasts a functional vocabulary of about 200,000 words (French and Spanish commonly use only about half that number each), and adds thousands more words each year — as…

247patrick · 3 years ago

The Most Earthquake-Prone States in America

The U.S. Geological Survey defines an earthquake as “any sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves.” Earthquakes can be caused by a variety of factors, including tectonic plate movement,…

247patrick · 3 years ago

Every Major Automaker’s Plan to Go Electric

President Joe Biden visited in 2021 a General Motors factory in Detroit, touting tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles. As Biden, a longtime car enthusiast, was driving GM’s new 1,000-horsepower GMC Hummer…

247patrick · 3 years ago

The Number of School Shootings Every Year Since 1980

The horrific killing of 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022 served as a reminder of how commonplace school shootings have become in recent years in the…

247patrick · 3 years ago