Articles filed under Curious
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Meet the Bartlett man who builds Lego replicas of suburban landmarksJun 01, 2015 1:00 am - Millions of creative minds construct and interlock billions of plastic bricks thanks to a Danish firm whose motto is, “Only the best is good enough.” Lego, one of the w...
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A Vietnam nurse remembers: Elgin veteran to speak at Memorial Day serviceMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - As one of about only 7,000 women who served in Vietnam during the war - the great majority who were nurses like her - Lorraine Darr of Elgin finds herself in rather elit...
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Meet the electrical engineer who powers his passion in South ElginMay 18, 2015 5:00 am - Jim Pechous has a passion for electronics and trains, and the two sometimes intersect near a South Elgin cornfield. That's where Pechous, the electrical genius behind th...
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Pentagon sees value in robot warriorsMay 17, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's 6-foot-2, with laser eyes and vise-grip hands. It can walk over a mess of jagged cinder blocks, cut a hole in a wall, even drive a car. And soon, Leo, ...
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A look back 35 years after Mount St. Helens' deadly eruptionMay 16, 2015 1:00 am - SEATTLE - Thirty-five years ago, Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state erupted, killing 57 people, blasting more than 1,300 feet off the top and raining volcani...
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Mom, daughter reunited after Mexican judge deported wrong girlMay 16, 2015 1:00 am - FRESNO, Texas - The joyful tears shed by a Texas woman and her long-missing daughter after they returned to Houston from Mexico on Saturday signaled the end of an eight-...
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WWII soldier's gift to mom, lost for 73 years, returns homeMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - MILLVILLE, Mass. - This is the story of a loving tribute from a soldier preparing for war to his mother on the other side of the continent, who didn't know if she would ...
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The weapons men and women most often use to killMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Even if I didn't care at all about "Game of Thrones" - and we can pretend I don't - I am still intrigued by the suggestion that poison is a woman's weapon. Since I have ...
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Scientist asks Illinois residents to help track cicada swarmMay 05, 2015 1:00 am - MAKANDA - A researcher from the University of Connecticut is asking southern Illinois residents to help document the 13-year swarm of cicadas that's expected to hit late...
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Scientists find the oldest relative of modern birdsMay 05, 2015 1:00 am - A newly discovered species is now our oldest-known example of Ornithuromorpha, the evolutionary branch that hosts all living birds. This pushes back the origin of modern...