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The Halley VI Antarctic Research Station, the first mobile research center in Antarctica. via Dezeen

What happens when you can’t find the City Hall’s Bible and you need to promote some firefighters to Battalion Chief and Fire Captain? If you’re the Atlantic City Fire Department of Atlantic City, New Jersey, you grab an iPad and load up your favorite Bible app to complete the swearing in ceremony.

(iPad app replaces physical Bible in New Jersey swear-in ceremony | The Verge via Irwin)

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Star Sand, found only on a few beaches in southern Japan, is made up entirely of the calcified shells of marine protozoa that once lived on the ocean floor.

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A German messenger dog leaps a trench, possibly near Sedan on the Western Front, May 1917. Two soldiers are just visible in the trench behind and beneath the dog. German First World War Official Exchange Collection, IWM.