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A submarine is a watercraft that can operate underwater at pressures beyond the range of unaided human survivability. Submarines, first widely used in World War I, are used by all major navies today, especially the American, Russian and British navies.

Perhaps as early as the 12th Dynasty, Pharaoh Senusret III (1878 BC - 1839 BC) may have had a west-east canal dug through the Wadi Tumilat, joining the Nile with the Red Sea, for direct trade with Punt, and thus allowing trade indirectly between the Red Sea and Mediterranean. Evidence indicates its existence by the 13th century BC during the time of Ramesses II

Drawings from the Stone Age were found in "the cave of swimmers" near Sura in the southwestern part of Egypt. Written references date back up to 2000 B.C. In 1538 Nicolas Wynman, German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book. Competitive swimming in Europe started around 1800, mostly using breaststroke. The front crawl, then called the trudgen was introduced in 1873 by John Arthur Trudgen.

Table tennis (also commonly known as ping pong), is a sport in which two or four players hit a ball back and forth to each other with paddles (also called bats). The game takes place on a table divided by a net.

Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net.[1] Each team of six players is allowed three hits to get the ball over the net to the other team. A point is scored if the ball hits the ground in the opponents' court, if the opponents commit a fault, or if the opponents fail to return the ball properly.

Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. It is one of the oldest known forms of martial arts, having been documented in the Old Testament[1] and the Mahabharata[2]. As Cultures strived to survive, wrestling became an intrinsic part of many cultures as a practical form of self-defense and military training.

What is the business of boxing? Bluntly, it involves selling those youngsters’ dreams to gamblers. As casino owner Donald Trump once told journalist Phil Berger, there is “a direct relation between a high roller in the gaming sense and a boxing fan. Boxing, more than any other sport, brings out the highly-competitive person.” In other words, boxing cards brought an extra $15 million a week in business to Trump’s casinos, and almost $2 million a week in profits.

Curling is a sport with similarities to bowls and bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice by two teams of four players each. Teams alternate turns at sliding heavy, polished granite stones down the ice towards the target area called the house.  The complex nature of stone placement and shot selection has led some to refer to curling as "chess on ice".[

There is not much difference in hand gliding and hang gliding, more or less both are same type of aero-sports. The Indian sub continent has in the past, led many adventure drives that have exhibited its influence of not just the seas but also of the land and the skies. From Rock-Climbing, High Altitude Treks, White Water Rafting to Scuba diving and Ocean sailing, the adventure enthusiasts are also actively involved with various forms of aero-sport activity like- Para Sailing, Sky Diving, Hand Gliding and Powered Hand Gliding.

The American Polo Horse Association has been established to recognize the Polo Horse / Pony and the people responsible for their success. The Polo Horse / Pony and its incredible abilities are the foundation of what makes the sport so unique and all the more reason why it is time these great athletes receive the recognition they deserve. Registration is open to any breed of horse / pony from any country of origin.

Judo (柔道, jūdō?), meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an opponent to submit by joint locking the elbow or applying a choke.

Hot air balloons are the oldest successful human carrying flight technology, dating back to the Montgolfier brothers' invention in Annonay, France in 1783. Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than just being carried along by the wind are known as airships or, more specifically, thermal airships.

On the island of Maui lie fertile tropical plantations where the rich volcanic soil is warmed by the Pacific sun, fed by mountain waters, and cooled by friendly tradewinds. Here the conditions are perfect for growing sugar cane, nature's own sweetener.

There are hundreds of different kinds of fish that can be kept as pets. Goldfish are the most commonly kept pet fish because they live in cold water. Tropical fish need to be kept in an aquarium with a filter to keep the water clean. Some tropical fish need heated water and lights.

During the nineteenth century it was decided that the sea air had 'restorative' qualities, ideal in a climate like Australia's. This encouraged people to visit beaches to swim or engage in other outdoor activities. However, the modesty of the time restricted what they could actually do at the beach. Until 1903, laws prevented anyone from swimming during the day between the hours of 6am and 7pm!

After this first Russian phase he turned to neoclassicism in the 1920s. The works from this period tended to make use of traditional musical forms (concerto grosso, fugue, symphony), frequently concealed a vein of intense emotion beneath a surface appearance of detachment or austerity.

Animal testing, or animal research, refers to the use of animals in experiments. It is estimated that 50 to 100 million animals worldwide— from fruit flies and mice to non-human primates — are used annually and may either be killed during the experiments or subsequently euthanised.