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PAINT TEXAS PURPLE 🟣 @TarletonBase upsets No. 2 Texas, 6-1! #NCAABaseball

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🚨THE FASTEST ANIMAL ON EARTH ISN’T A CHEETAH. 🏎️💨 It’s a living missile that breathes like a jet engine and punches with the force of a bullet. Meet the PEREGRINE FALCON. 🦅 If you think you know "fast," think again. While a cheetah tops out at 70 mph, the Peregrine Falcon leaves it in the dust, clocking speeds of 242 MPH (389 km/h) during its hunting dive. Here is the engineering masterpiece behind nature’s ultimate fighter jet: 1. THE "STOOP" MANEUVER 📉When a Peregrine spots prey (often pigeons or ducks) from thousands of feet up, it doesn't just chase them; it drops. It tucks its wings into a tight teardrop shape to reduce drag to near zero. This gravity-powered dive is called a stoop. At terminal velocity, the bird becomes a projectile. It doesn't grab prey with its talons initially—it strikes them with a clenched "fist" of claws so hard that the impact alone is often enough to kill the prey instantly. 2. JET ENGINE NOSTRILS 👃At 200+ mph, rushing air would normally inflate a bird's lungs until they burst. To survive, the Peregrine evolved bony tubercles (baffles) inside its nostrils. These act exactly like the intake cones on a jet engine, slowing down and swirling the airflow so the bird can breathe safely while diving at Mach speeds. (Aerospace engineers literally studied this to design supersonic jets!) 3. BUILT-IN GOGGLES 🥽If you stuck your head out of a car at 240 mph, your eyes would water so badly you’d be blind. The Peregrine solves this with a third eyelid called a nictitating membrane. It works like a windshield wiper, clearing debris and spreading moisture without blocking vision, keeping their "target lock" clear during the dive. 4. THE TOMIAL TOOTH 🦷Unlike hawks or eagles that squeeze prey to death, Falcons are precision killers. They possess a specialized notch on their upper beak called a tomial tooth. If the initial high-speed strike doesn't finish the job, they use this "tooth" to sever the spinal cord of their prey with surgical precision. 5. G-FORCE IMMUNITY 🌀When pulling out of a dive, Peregrines can withstand up to 25 Gs. For context: F1 drivers experience 5-6 Gs. Fighter pilots pass out around 9 Gs. The Falcon takes 25 Gs and keeps flying. 6. A CONSERVATION MIRACLE 🌿In the 1970s, the Peregrine was nearly extinct in North America due to DDT poisoning (which thinned their eggshells). Thanks to bans on DDT and captive breeding programs, they are now one of conservation’s greatest success stories. BONUS FACT: Genetic studies show they are more closely related to Parrots 🦜 than they are to Hawks or Eagles! Next time you look up at a skyscraper, look closely. The fastest animal on the planet might be watching you from the ledge. #PeregrineFalcon #Nature #Science #Wildlife #DidYouKnow

@jerees heres another one...

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How are our writers supposed to compete with real news like this?

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What the Tarleton Administration has done in the past 4 years needs to be studied. From D2 to now on the verge of Mountain West membership, the Texans haven't just been good, they've been REALLY good. Back to back postseason MBB tourneys AND a top 15 FCS program. So impressive.

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@PeteTartaro this is great.

Just had to replace the transmission in my 2015 Silverado for this. The transmission shop said he sees them every day.

31 years ago today, on August 4, 1993 Robin Ventura became the only major league baseball player to ever get six hits in one inning. The hits were administered by 46-year-old Texan Nolan Ryan, who was 20 years older than Ventura. Nolan taught Ventura the literal meaning of "Don't Mess with Texas." The ensuing brawl was voted the top baseball brawl of all time by ESPN's SportsCenter. This was taken by noted photographer Linda Kaye for the Associated Press.

10 Unspoken Rules for MEN. 1. Never shake a hand sitting down.

«Wait, what? Where the hell are you going? I'm gonna teach you where». A peregrine falcon initially gobsmacked by the unexpected arrival of a pigeon in its nesting space, finally reacting.

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Welcome to baseball immortality, Adrian Beltré.