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Astronaut's underwear an endeavor of its own

Jul. 31, 2009
As space shuttle Endeavour is set for reentry, scientists are eager to examine the pairs of high-tech and supposedly odor-free Japanese undies worn for a month by Koichi Wakata. In what might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the pairs of...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visited in Washington
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic