Electrified Infrastructure
Big Boy War Toys
Politics Gets Physical
Say It In French
Worst Cars in History
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Double Jeopardy

Globally, this is the most common source of or fuel for electricity generation.

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Named after a rattlesnake, this air-to-air missile is the most widely used among Western countries, with over 110,000 produced. 

Sidewinder

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"Elbowgate" rocked Ottawa after this PM bumped a rival MP in the chest before a 2016 House of Commons vote

Justin Trudeau

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My God!

mon dieu

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This Russian brand is the most common car in Cuba.

Lada

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Brazil is home to the world's largest fleet of cars that use fuel derived from this natural and renewable source.

Sugarcane
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This class of advanced ship was supposed to help the US Navy compete in shallow waters but were controversial, often criticized as being expensive and under equipped. 

Littoral Combat Ship

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After John McLaurin & Benjamin Tillman traded punches on the Senate floor in 1902, the Senate voted 54-12 to give both this rebuke

a censure

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That's life

c'est la vie

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DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Sold under the slogan "[BRAND], that's who". This Korean car company was eventually sold to GM in 2001  after the Asian financial crisis.

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Extracting this type of fuel might cause earth quakes

Natural Gas


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This type of craft flies using a horizontally-spinning rotors allowing it to take off vertically and hover.

Helicopter

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During an 1858 brawl on the House floor, one representative accidentally grabbed this off the head of another, revealing him to be bald

a wig or toupée

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Coffee with milk

cafe au lait

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Despite its impressive performance, this American electric car brand struggles with build quality. Maybe its founder should focus on making stuff and not tweeting stuff.

Tesla

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In 1957, Ford engineers attempted to put this type of power plant into a car. They hoped that this car would travel 5000 miles between refueling.

Nuclear fission reactor

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This describes a weapon barrel without rifling which may be found in everything from hand guns to tanks. 

smoothbore

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In 1972 an Ulster MP slapped Britain's home secretary who told parliament that "Bloody" this day was self-defense by British troops

Bloody Sunday

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Literally, white card

Carte blanche

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This British brand of four-wheel drive vehicles began its life supplying the British military and farmers. It's now known for luxury. 

Land Rover

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This fuel produces water and trace amounts of nitrogen oxides during the electricity generation process.

Hydrogen fuel

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Though not a weapon, this self-contained, individual field ration is known by this three letter acronym and widely used by the US Military. 

MRE - meal ready to eat

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In Arkansas in 1837, one representative fatally stabbed another with this weapon named for a man killed the year before

a Bowie knife

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Great prize

grand prix

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This brand was originally introduced to the United States in 1958 as Datsun. The name was replaced in 1981 with something much more familiar to buyers today.

Nissan