Hercules

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Hercules, Calif.-based Bio-Rad makes instruments and software used by hospitals, blood banks and medical laboratories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The Hercules bench set, composed of five seats made from the same slab of eucalyptus, $12,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Talking about the victims, but without mentioning the Hercules plane directly, he wrote: "This piece of scrap metal was bought in 2020 and came down, let's ask why".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The plane, a Hercules used for transporting troops, came down near the town of Puerto Leguízamo, in Putumayo province.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The crowding ghosts had, to be sure, finally frightened Ulysses, but Theseus, Hercules, Orpheus, Pollux, had apparently encountered no great difficulty on the way.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton