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  2. M142 HIMARS - Wikipedia

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    very high e.g. at 186 miles range (300 km) within 3 feet (1 meter) [9] The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System ( HIMARS / ˈ h aɪ m ɑːr z / ) is a light multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the United States Army and mounted on a standard U.S. Army Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) M1140 truck frame.

  3. Nicholas Alkemade - Wikipedia

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    Nicholas Stephen Alkemade (10 December 1922 – 22 June 1987) was a British tail gunner in the Royal Air Force during World War II who survived a freefall of 18,000 feet (5,490 m) without a parachute after abandoning his out-of-control, burning Avro Lancaster heavy bomber over Germany.

  4. The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. - Wikipedia

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    The bane of Bart's existence is the hated piano lessons he endures under the tutelage of the authoritarian Dr. Terwilliker (Hans Conried). Bart feels that his mother has fallen under Terwilliker's influence, and gripes to their plumber, August Zabladowski (Peter Lind Hayes), without result. While hammering at his lessons, Bart dozes off and ...

  5. Tiger - Wikipedia

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    The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a large cat and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia.It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes.

  6. ENIAC - Wikipedia

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    Glenn A. Beck (background) and Betty Snyder (foreground) program ENIAC in BRL building 328. (U.S. Army photo, c. 1947–1955) ENIAC (/ ˈ ɛ n i æ k /; Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) [1] [2] was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer, completed in 1945.

  7. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    15.24 meters – width of an NBA basketball court (50 feet) 18.44 meters – distance between the front of the pitcher's rubber and the rear point of home plate on a baseball field (60 feet, 6 inches) [126] 20 meters – length of cricket pitch (22 yards) [127] 27.43 meters – distance between bases on a baseball field (90 feet)