The two times humans have reached the deepest part of the ocean, it required a foot-thick flawless metal sphere with barely enough internal space to sit down.

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After analysing an unusual but temporary increase in Titan's brightness, Dr Griffith concluded that the most likely explanation was the presence of a thick, reflective cloud, covering roughly 9% of the part of Titan's surface then visible from earth.

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There's a DVB-H tuner in there, too, but here's the best part: the phone's going to sport a nice, thick 16GB chunk of internal Flash -- in addition to a microSD slot!

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Each time, the acceptance letter came as part of a thick package with fat brochures and congratulatory notes.

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Jade Spence, in whose flat the fire started, recalled seeing "thick black smoke" and a part of her room on fire.

BBC: The fire at Lakanal House in Camberwell in July 2009

The Hour and The Thick of It actor Peter Capaldi is to star in a new 10-part BBC One adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers.

BBC: Peter Capaldi to star in Musketeer drama

Forty-eight years ago, King wrote part of his eulogy in Saunders' wooden boat deep in the Bimini mangroves, a winding swamp of thick bushes and trees where 100 species of fish and marine life fill the murky waters.

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