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Titan Books celebrates vintage ‘Flash Gordon’ comic strips in a deluxe new collection

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The golden age of newspaper comic strips was a glorious time for imaginative readers, with iconic runs of Superman, Prince Valiant, Buck Rogers, and of course Earth’s fair-haired space adventurer, Flash Gordon. Gordon, the handsome Yale University alumnus and celebrity polo player, first appeared as a King Features Syndicate strip in January of 1934. Created … Read more

World-Record ‘Megaflash’ of Lightning Stretched Across The US For Almost 500 Miles

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A jaw-dropping lightning megaflash that snaked across three states in the southern US just won a world record. A megaflash is not your standard cloud-to-ground lightning bolt. It’s an enormous electric zigzag that travels from one electrified cloud to the next, almost instantaneously.   A big enough thunderstorm system can allow a megaflash to cover hundreds of … Read more

Lightning flash measuring 768 kilometres is the longest ever recorded

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Two record-breaking lightning flashes occurred in 2020: one with a length of 768 kilometres is the longest ever recorded, while another with a duration of 17 seconds is the longest-lasting flash ever detected Environment 1 February 2022 By Alex Wilkins Lightning on the Great Plains of North America Laura Hedien/Getty Images The world’s longest lightning … Read more

Best Buy’s flash sale has great deals on these Star Wars Lego and The Mandalorian toys

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Best Buy is hosting a 24-hour flash sale on the company’s website, and the discounts extend to some cool Star Wars products. The sale ends at 3 a.m. EST (2000 GMT) tonight, so if you’re after a cool new Lego Star Wars set like the Imperial Probe Droid (was $59.99 now $47.99) or a 12-inch … Read more