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Severe Turbulence on Air Europa Flight Fractures Necks and Skulls

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Severe turbulence on an Air Europa flight to Uruguay from Spain on Monday injured more than two dozen passengers, officials said, leaving several with neck and skull fractures, in at least the second case of severe injuries from turbulence worldwide in less than a month. Other photos and videos showed broken ceiling panels and seats. “A

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The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades

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In August 1832, for instance, while the ship was anchored off Monte Video, Uruguay, First Lieutenant Bartholomew Sulivan described a strike that he witnessed while on deck: The mainmast, for the instant, appeared to be a mass of fire, I felt certain that the lightning had passed down the conductor on that mast.