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The rise of skyscrapers in the early 1900s forever changed the skylines of major cities in the United States, and soon after cities in other parts of the world.
Today we take the science and precision engineering behind these giant structures for granted, but back in early days of the 1910s they were on an entirely different level. [Read more…]
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When we look up into the night sky and see the full moon glowing like a huge ball amongst the stars, it’s easy to imagine that our closest heavenly body must be quite large.
Well, truth be told, it is. The diameter of the moon is 1/4 the diameter of Earth, making it rather large indeed.
But here’s a fun fact for you that might be somewhat hard to believe, but it’s true… [Read more…]
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As you probably know, California’s Death Valley is one of the most inhospitable places on the entire surface of our planet.
The area’s extreme heat combined with the virtual non-existence of water has claimed the lives of numerous people over the years.
It’s really not hard to imagine how this very unique place got its name. [Read more…]
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As I mentioned here, the late radio and television commentator Paul Harvey was a master storyteller.
He just had a knack for taking a topic that everyone thought they knew inside and out and adding a completely new twist to it.
Over the course of his long and distinguished career, Mr. Harvey entertained the masses with numerous stories that left one thinking “How did I not know that?”
Well, today’s video features a true “Rest Of The Story” classic. [Read more…]
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As you probably know, Japan’s capitol city of Tokyo has long been recognized as the world’s largest city in terms of population.
Well, that has apparently changed according to a Newsweek story that recently caught my eye.
The title of “World’s Largest City” now belongs to Jakarta, Indonesia. [Read more…]