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What Prostitutes Looked Like In The 1940s

Megi7 — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:03:25 +0000

Montreal used to be known as the city of sin back in the 1940s because Americans would cross the border to sleep with prostitutes. It’s estimated that 40% of Montreal’s economy was based on Americans traveling to the city to drink, gamble and go to brothels.

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This Woman Transformed Herself With The Power Of Will

Megi7 — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:37:29 +0000

Betsy Ayala, 34, from Houston, Texas peaked at 262 lbs after she gave birth and she later found out that her husband was cheating on her. That’s when she decided to drop some weight, and she lost 100 lbs over the course of three years and she looks phenomenal.

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Several People Injured And One Dead After The Didcot Power Station Explodes

Megi7 — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 01:12:50 +0000

Workers have been doing some demolition at the Didcot Power Station in south Oxfordshire. But something big went wrong after an explosion went off and one of the buildings collapsed. Authorities are describing it as a “major incident.” Several people were sent to the hospital and one person lost their life.

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Tiny Wind & Solar Powered Home Lets You Live Off The Grid Anywhere In

Megi7 — Tue, 26 May 2015 22:02:30 +0000

Ecocapsules, designed by Bratislava-based Nice Architects, promise to let anyone live off the grid for up to a year. Each unit is equipped with solar panels, a retractable wind-turbine, and a design that captures rain water. Inside, you’ll find a kitchenette with running water, a flushing toilet, and hot shower.

In 2016 you will be able to live off the grid in one of these Ecocapsules

The Ecocapsule “is suitable for a wide range of applications,” write the designers, such as an “independent research station or a tourist lodge to an emergency housing or a humanitarian-action unit.”

The Ecocapsule relies on wind and solar power, and collects rain water

Those interested in buying one will be able to pre-order at the end of 2015, with delivery in the first half of 2016. A display unit will be show during the Pioneers festival in Vienna on the 28th-29th of May.

Its interior can comfortably sleep two, and provide 8 sq meters of living space

These pods could be deployed anywhere in case of emergency

Ecocapsules fit in a sea-container or can be towed on a trailer

A built-in kitchenette with running water, flushing toilet and hot shower are all included

The units could be used as research stations, emergency housing, or a humanitarian-action unit

But most people might just want to enjoy them

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Don’t Forget That Words Can Really Hurt You

Megi7 — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:20:46 +0000

People forget how much damage a few small words can really do to someone. Think before you speak.

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Here Are 19 Reasons Why You Should Never Ever Mess With Nature. It’s a Beautiful Yet Brutal Thing.

Megi7 — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:19:15 +0000

Young man gets marooned by flood waters following a monsoon, 2010 (Pakistan)

These 19 amazing photographs taken during or after natural disasters show the destructive power of mother nature. From stunning pictures of supercell thunderstorms in the US to volcanic eruptions in Iceland, these images truly are breathtakingly awesome. They also happen to be very, very brutal.

Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption, 2010 (Iceland)

Landslide destroys Highway 1 in California, 2011 (US)

Supercell storm moving across northeast Nebraska, 2004 (US)

Catastrophic earthquake destroys the town of Léogâne, 2010 (Haiti)

Undersea volcano erupts near the island of Hunga Tonga, 2009 ( Tonga)

The largest and deadliest wildfires in the history of California, 2009 (US)

Hurricane Sandy batters a pier in New Jersey, 2012 (US)

Mount St. Helens erupts, 1980 (US)

Two men get around in a boat in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (US)

Japanese home drifts in the ocean after 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, 2011 (Japan)

A massive river of lava flows into the ocean around Hawaii, 2009 (US)

Huge crack in a highway after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Negros and Cebu, 2012 (Philippines)

Monsoon Rain on the Jamuna river, 2006 (India)

Supercell thunderstorm in Montana, 2010 (US)

Ash clouds above The Buang Valley on the upper ridge of the Mayon Volcano, 1984 (Philippines)

Volcano erupts during storms in the middle of the night, 2008 (Chile)

Double cyclone photographed from space, 2006 (Iceland)

Lightning storm in Roswell, New Mexico, 2010 (US)

One thing’s for sure. I’m never going to question nature’s power over its inhabitants.Share these amazing photographs with your friends below.

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Massive Power Outage in San Diego

Megi7 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:14:24 +0000

When your power drops out, you can always take your camera and survey the city. These are photos of a massive blackout in San Diego. This city continues to live and party even when it is illuminated mostly by flashlights, glowing hula hoops and headlights on vehicles and bikes.

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