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ineptitude

Definition: (noun) Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training.
Synonyms:awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness
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The Seabees are a US Navy unit whose name derives from the two-letter abbreviation of their official title: Construction Battalions. The unit was founded at the start of WWII, and before it was over, more than 325,000 Seabees had fought and built airstrips, bridges, roads, warehouses, hospitals, and housing on six continents and hundreds of islands. Seabees have served in every major conflict since and participate in peacetime goodwill missions. How many Seabees currently serve in the Navy? More... Discuss
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One Year Later, Charges in Mumbai Massacre

On the eve of the first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan charged seven men with planning and helping to execute the operation. The three-day assault on India’s financial capital, which began on November 26, 2008, and left 166 people dead and more than 300 injured, is believed to be the work of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani militant group. Prosecutors will present their opening arguments on December 5, and if convicted, the men could face the death penalty. The lone surviving Mumbai gunman is being tried in India and could also be sentenced to death. More... Discuss
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Carter Breaches Entrance to Tutankhamun's Tomb (1922)

When Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of the Egyptian King Tutankhamun, they were the first people to do so in approximately 3,000 years. The pharaoh's tomb was then the best preserved and most intact ever found in the Valley of the Kings. The discovery received worldwide press coverage and renewed public interest in ancient Egypt, for which Tutankhamun remains a popular icon. Whose death several months after the discovery gave popular credence to the "Curse of the Pharaohs"? More... Discuss
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Norbert Wiener (1894)

Wiener was an American mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to a number of areas of mathematics, including harmonic analysis and Fourier transforms. He is best known, however, for his theory of cybernetics, the comparative study of control and communication in humans and machines. Wiener declined an invitation to join the Manhattan Project, and, after World War II, wrote an article titled "A Scientist Rebels," urging scientists to do what? More... Discuss
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