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Mine, German bomber, 96 cannonballs and a skull pop up in dredge of harbor (VIDEO)

by Chris Eger

In a move to deepen Portsmouth harbor in preparation for a new class of aircraft carriers, more than 20,000 oddball items lost over time have popped to the surface.

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Germans evac 50,000 on Christmas due to huge 70-year old bomb

by Chris Eger

The ancient Bavarian town of Augsburg called for one of the largest post-WWII evacuations in German history on Christmas after a live 2-ton bomb was unearthed.

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U.S. soldier runs fastest mile in 75-pound bomb suit, blasts women’s world record (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

An Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal expert crushed the world record for fastest mile run in a fully functional 75-pound bomb disposal suit by a female. First Lt. Ashley Sorensen ran a mile in the “hurt locker,” clocking in at 11 minutes and six seconds, clearing the previous record by more than two minutes. Sorensen trained […]

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