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SCIENTIST MAY HAVE UNCOVERED MYSTERY

Bermuda Triangle map
A map of the Atlantic Ocean, showing the southeast U.S.,
Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto
Rico, with the Bermuda Triangle highlighted.

An Australian scientist says he has uncovered the mystery behind
the notorious Bermuda Triangle, known for its urban legends and
tales of puzzling ship and plane disappearances in the western
North Atlantic.

Situated between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, this stretch
of sea is prone to quickly changing weather patterns, varying sea
levels and complicated navigational realities that have given it an ominous alternative name — the Devil’s Triangle. (FOX NEWS)

U.S. Naval Institute on Twitter: "#OTD 1945, Flight 19 of 5 Avengers disappeared in the Bermuda ...
U.S. Navy Avenger planes, torpedo-bombers that helped
in the Pacific, circa 1943. These are the same type of
aircraft that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.

The most bizarre plane crashes ever including the Bermuda Triangle and crocodile escapes | Daily ...
Torpedo Bomber #28, the lead plane of Flight 19, which
vanished Dec. 5, 1945.

The USS Cyclops ship, the first reported ship carrying a radio lost in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.
The USS Cyclops ship, the first reported ship carrying a
radio lost in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki karaokes at Splendour in the Grass | Daily Mail Online
Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki
often referred to as "Dr Karl". He is an Australian science communicator
.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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ROSS SIMPSON

Elvis Presley's wife Priscilla comes under scrutiny over wrinkle-free face | Elvis, Elvis ...

Priscilla Presley signed 8x10 Elvis Wedding photo GREAT image 1

45 Candid Photographs of Elvis and Priscilla Presley on Their Wedding Day on May 1, 1967 ...

45 Candid Photographs of Elvis and Priscilla Presley on Their Wedding Day on May 1, 1967 ...

Elvis Presley (The King of Rock and Roll) married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on
May 1, 1967.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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BRIAN THOMAS

The Day the Music Died | Music To My Ears

F*** Yeah Buddy Holly!

February 3, 1959 – The Day the Music Died: Photos From the Plane Crash That Killed Buddy Holly ...

The day the music died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper killed in plane crash (1959 ...

Buddy Holly's Glasses Were Found In Iowa 21 Years After His Death | History Daily

Feb 3, 1959 -- the day the music died | Memorial at the cras… | Flickr

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY IN 1903

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Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright made
the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-
than-air aircraft.  Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-
driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered
120 feet on its inaugural flight.

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               Orville Wright                         Wilbur Wright

 

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National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC.

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THE GOOSE FLEW FOR FIRST TIME IN 1947

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The Hughes Flying Boat—at one time the largest aircraft ever built—
was piloted by designer
Howard Hughes on its first and only flight.

Built with laminated birch and spruce (hence the nickname the
Spruce Goose) the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan
longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than
700 men to battle.

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Howard Robard Hughes Jr.
(December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976)

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Today the Spruce Goose remains in good condition and is on display in McMinnville, Oregon at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum.

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