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Gadgets: Think Geek
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Comics: R. Groscinny, A. Uderzo: Asterix: Obelix auf Kreuzfahrt (1996). In German. Obelix drinks too much of the magic potion, transforms into a child, and get kidnapped by the Romans. Asterix and company set out to rescue him.
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Boats: General Slocum, a steamboat that sank due to a fire near Randall's Island in the East River on June 15, 1904, costing 1,021 passengers their lives. On that day, the boat had been chartered by St. Mark’s German Lutheran Church for an annual Sunday School outing with mostly women and children on board. After the disaster, the General Slocum was raised and refitted into a barge called the Maryland. It sank again on December 4, 1911 somwhere near Atlantic City, NJ.
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History: Randall's Island, Ward's Island, and Sunken Meadow in the East River of NYC, today the lacation of the Triboro Bridge.
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History: New York History
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Video: The Avengers '64. British TV Cult Series (1961-1969). 6 complete episodes from 1964: The White Elephant, The Little Wonders, The Wringer, Mandrake, The Secrets Broker, The Trojan Horse. Starring Honor Blackman as Mrs. Cathy Gale and Patrick Macnee as John Steed. B/W; approx 312 min total. Two special agents solve unusual cases. A classic. Note: A few years later (1965-1967), Diana Rigg succeeded Cathy Gale as Emma Peel.
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Video: Red Dwarf. Series III, Byte Two (1998). 83 min. Bodyswap; Timeslides; The Last Day (all originally transmitted in 1989). Remastered edition. British Sci-Fi Sitcom. Funny.
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