Meridians: History and Science
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Dec. 6, 1918: A M7 #earthquake struck the west coast of #VancouverIsland. It caused damage in nearby communities, strong shaking in Victoria/Vancouver, and was felt as far away as the #BC interior and northern WA (and followed by many aftershocks)
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www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
December 6, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Dec. 6, 1918: A M7 #earthquake struck the west coast of #VancouverIsland. It caused damage in nearby communities, strong shaking in Victoria/Vancouver, and was felt as far away as the #BC interior and northern WA (and followed by many aftershocks)
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www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
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www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/historic-his...
I just read that the Gutenburg press was modeled after wine and olive presses which had been used for centuries before it.
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
I just read that the Gutenburg press was modeled after wine and olive presses which had been used for centuries before it.
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Who calls the icy extremes of Antarctica home? These 31 remarkable species do 🐧🦭🐋🦐🐟🐦
November 18, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Who calls the icy extremes of Antarctica home? These 31 remarkable species do 🐧🦭🐋🦐🐟🐦
The Apennine Colossus statue in Tuscany! So cool.
November 18, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The Apennine Colossus statue in Tuscany! So cool.
Twitter deserved to die. But its a sad death.
October 22, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Twitter deserved to die. But its a sad death.
The oldest surviving film was shot by Louis Le Prince, but he never really got to show it to an audience because he mysteriously vanished after boarding a train in Paris in 1890, and no one ever saw him again.
October 21, 2024 at 9:10 PM
The oldest surviving film was shot by Louis Le Prince, but he never really got to show it to an audience because he mysteriously vanished after boarding a train in Paris in 1890, and no one ever saw him again.
Early video games for the Magnavox Odyssey used these Overlays that would be stuck on the screen while playing. The video game industry sure has come a very long way since then.
October 21, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Early video games for the Magnavox Odyssey used these Overlays that would be stuck on the screen while playing. The video game industry sure has come a very long way since then.
New to BlueSky. What's goin on?
October 20, 2024 at 11:22 PM
New to BlueSky. What's goin on?