The NATO Phonetic Alphabet
How many of these English alphabet code words can you name?
How many of these English alphabet code words can you name?
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The Chesapeake 1000 was used to construct a ship for a top-secret CIA mission in the 1970s
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Fiery streaks will illuminate the night sky from April 15-29, with the spectacle's peak occurring from April 21-22
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The early human Homo erectus also made the oldest known shell tools half a million years ago
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New research details how this Japanese water beetle travels through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharmed
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The two babies are part of an endangered species whose unbearable cuteness has made them a target for wildlife traffickers