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If you are ever swimming near a military submarine, you might get cooked. Active sonar pings exceed 235 decibels, which is so loud it creates cavitation…
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Invented in the 1970s by a guy who just wanted to surf without standing up, bodyboarding involves lying on a small, rectangular block of foam and letting the…
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