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“There's an urban myth, still popular in some quarters, that the Glock can't be detected by X-ray machines. The myth was spread by a Bruce Willis line in the 1990 movie Die Hard 2: "That punk pulled a Glock 7 on me. You know what that is? It's a porcelain gun, made in Germany. Doesn't show up on your airport X-ray machines." Every bit of the line was false: there was no such thing as a "Glock 7"; Glocks are made of polymer, not porcelain; it was made in Austria, not Germany; and they do show up on X-ray machines. But in a strange twist, the firestorm of controversy triggered by the false rumors may have helped goose publicity and aid Glock sales.”

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Book:American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

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American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

This book delves into the historical significance of ten key firearms that have shaped the United States, examining their influence on events, society, and the nation's development. more

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Chris Kyle

Chris Kyle, born on April 8, 1974, was a renowned American sniper. He served in the Iraq War as a sniper and is credited with over 100 missions. Known as 'the most lethal sniper in American history,' Kyle was tragically assassinated on February 2, 2013. more

“It is unlikely that many of us will be famous, or even remembered. But not less important than the brilliant few that lead a nation or a literature to fresh achievements, are the unknown many whose patient efforts keep the world from running backward; who guard and maintain the ancient values, even if they do not conquer new; whose inconspicuous triumph it is to pass on what they inherited from their fathers, unimpaired and undiminished, to their sons. Enough, for almost all of us, if we can hand on the torch, and not let it down; content to win the affection, if it may be, of a few who know us and to be forgotten when they in their turn have vanished. The destiny of mankind is not governed wholly by its 'stars'.”

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“This early X-ray revealed the bones and impressive ring of Bertha Röntgen, wife of Wilhelm Röntgen. Wilhelm, who feared he'd gone mad, was relieved when his wife also saw the bones of her hand on a barium-coated plate. She, less sanguine, thought it an omen of death.”

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Book:The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Source: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

“It is prudent to treat for radiation sickness in the weeks following an X-Ray radiation computerized tomography (CT) scan.”

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Author:Steven Magee

“If I had been told prior to my CT X-Ray radiation brain scan that it was going to cure my headaches, I would not have believed it.”