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That’s exactly what happens at Waynesville Antique Mall in Waynesville, Ohio – a veritable wonderland where yesterday’s treasures await today’s collectors.

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Today’s state-of-the-art optical clocks offer accuracy to 18 decimal places, which is roughly equivalent to measuring the distance from Earth to the Moon to one-millionth of a millimeter.

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The Union County Conference (UCC) Championships serve as a warm-up for the upcoming county meet, where three division champions are crowned for both boys and girls. It’s a great preview of the top ...

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Time doesn't come from your phone. It doesn't come from your watch either. It comes from atoms oscillating in a vacuum — billions of times a second — inside a system that never stops checking itself.