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Japan Slowly Recovers, Mourns Dead [VIDEO]

Mar 22nd 2011 – 10:06AM
Mark Baker, AP

Mark Baker, AP

Cause of Knut the Celebrity Polar Bear's Death Sought [VIDEO]

Mar 21st 2011 – 2:49PM
AFP / Getty Images

AFP / Getty Images

Comedian Robert Schimmel Dies After Car Accident

Sep 4th 2010 – 8:48PM
Fox Broadcasting

Fox Broadcasting

PHOENIX (Sept. 4) - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60. Schimmel's spokesman, Howard Bragman, said Schimmel died Friday evening in a Phoenix hospital. Schimmel was a passenger Aug. 26 in a car driven by his...

Actor Dennis Hopper Dies of Prostate Cancer at 74

May 29th 2010 – 1:30PM
Matt Sayles, AP

Matt Sayles, AP

LOS ANGELES (May 29) - Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in "Rebel Without a Cause," an improbable smash with "Easy Rider" and a classic character role in "Blue Velvet," has died. He was 74. Hopper died Saturday at his Venice home, surrounded by...

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A diesel engine (also known as a compression-ignition engine) is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber.

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