Landing sideways
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Using a “crab” landing technique, the world’s largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, was able to land at Heathrow International… Read More
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Hi My Name is…
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Storms that are expected to cause significant damage are given names in order to avoid confusion between different storms happening… Read More
The Mother of all Storms in the Mother City
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“The Mother of all Storms” hit the Cape in June 2017. Lasting ~36 hours, the storm was the worst seen… Read More
The right digits
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In 2015 the Dubai phone number 052 222 2222 was sold in a charity auction for 8.01m UAE Dirham (almost… Read More
Cell, don’t tel.
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Ten years ago, 15% of South African households had a home telephone that was not a cellphone. The province where… Read More
But only ONE charger
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Among South African adults aged 15+, women are slightly more likely to own a cellphone than men, with penetration being… Read More