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3.6R SUBARU OUTBACK
COOL SCIENCE FACTOIDS TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS
AN INTRODUCTION TO MODEL TRAINS AS A HOBBY

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By Ryan Lavery

3.6R SUBARU OUTBACK

The Subaru Outback comes in two trims touring and limited ( this is only on the 3.6 , the 2.5 comes in 4 trims ). The 3.6 makes 256 horsepower and 247lb-ft of torque . This model does 0-60 in 7.1 sec . and will do a quarter mile in15.6 seconds . Subaru includes many technology features such as cameras that sense other cars on the road , lane assist , adaptive cruise control , and pre-collision braking . It also has heated seats front and back , and 7inch touch screen . Last year , about 15 % of all Outbacks sold were 3.6R ’ s .

COOL SCIENCE FACTOIDS TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS

By Luke Sommer
THINGS YOU DIDN ’ T KNOW ….
1 ) A candle can burn at around 1000 ° C . 2 ) Grass first appeared around 67 million years ago . 3 ) The moon is moving away from the earth at a rate of 3.8 cm a year . 4 ) Horses have eight different blood types . 5 ) A queen honeybee can live between three and four years . 6 ) The human hand has 27 bones in it . 7 ) Jellyfish are 95 % water . 8 ) Neptune ' s moon Triton is the coldest place in the solar system with temperatures of -236 ° C . 9 ) Giraffes often sleep only 20 minutes in 24 hours . 10 ) About 90 % of the world ’ s volcanoes are located in the Ring of Fire . 11 ) The most powerful earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5 and occurred in China . 12 ) There are over 4900 mineral species . 13 ) It takes about 88 Earth days for Mercury to orbit the sun . 14 ) Although the first dinosaur was discovered in 1824 it was not called " dinosaur " until 1842 . 15 ) Christian Bernard performed the first heart transplant in 1967 .

AN INTRODUCTION TO MODEL TRAINS AS A HOBBY

By Ryan Lavery
Model train collecting is a fun hobby you can enjoy for a lifetime . There are many different scales ranging from Z , the smallest , to G the largest . The model train collecting is fun , but a high price tag comes with it . It is not a hobby that you stop half way through . Mrs . Schmitz ' s husband has a 4x8 HO-scale layout . He has 3 trains . We ( the Lavery clan ) collect too and are beginning a layout ; we have 4 O-scale trains . There are also many operating accessories including a saw mill , log loader , barrel man , icing station , and our personal favorite , the coal loader . The Lavery family gets all of our trains from Train Town ; they sell used trains at a great price and treat you like you ' ve been their customers forever . It is located on 9832 Manchester Rd , St . Louis Mo 63119 . Enjoy collecting !