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The 1718 gun with square bullets to convince the Turks of Christian civilization

In 1718, British inventor James Puckle patented what may have been the world's first machine gun - a tripod-mounted, ...
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I Used a Bullet Vending Machine. It Taught Me Something Grim About America.

A large wooden cross edged with a string of Christmas lights stands proudly on the clean-cut lawn of a Noble, Oklahoma, home. Surrounding houses are similar: Metal and glass crosses decorate gardens ...