Wednesday , 22 May 2013

Category Archives: Interesting

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Staircase on a Swiss Skyscraper

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These stairs on a Swiss skyscraper are real but are not used by anyone. At a height of 10 storeys the stairs are attached to the concrete wall and have no railing or support. They were built for fun.

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Wall of Ice

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The 30 ft (9 m) high wall of ice was pushed out of a lake by a strong wind. It crashed into properties near the shoreline of Dauphin Lake in Canada, destroyed 12 homes and damaged 15.

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Photos of Alice Liddell

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Alice Liddell (1852 – 1934) inspired the children’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, whose protagonist Alice is said to be named after her.

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Oklahoma Time Capsule

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This time capsule was buried under the First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City 100 years ago, in 1913. Now the time capsule is opened. All these items were inside it.

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The Lopsided City

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All the buildings in the coastal city of Santos, Brazil, are sloped sideways as a result of the clay soil not supporting their weight.

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Cold War Shelter

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One family from Neenah, Wisconsin, found a fully stocked Cold War bunker 10 years after they moved into the house. There were enough supply for a family to survive the first two weeks of war.

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