San Andreas Fault See the diagonal line that runs through the orchard in the incredible photo above? that’s the san andreas fault – a point where the edges of 2 tectonic plates meet – producing a visible displacement amongst the rows of trees. when they were planted years ago the rows were straight, but as the 2 ginormous land masses …
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Telectroscope : Bridging Worlds with Victorian Magic
The Telectroscope was built by artist/inventor Paul St. George and connects New York and London via a massive tunnel you can look through and see out the other end. In all its optical brilliance and brass and wood, there stood the Telectroscope: an 11.2-meter-(37 feet) long by 3.3-meter-(11 feet) tall dream of a device allowing people on one side of …
Read More »9+ Interesting Facts of English Counting
Letters ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 99 Letter ‘D’ comes for the first time in Hundred Letters ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ do not appear anywhere in the spellings of 1 to 999 Letter ‘A’ comes for the first time in Thousand Letters ‘B’ & ‘C’ do not appear anywhere in …
Read More »11+ Photos of Historical Motorcycles
Here are some pictures of unique and Historical Motorcycles, you never seen these before. Bohmerland 1927 Daimler 1885 Hildebrand & Wolfmuller 1894 NSU 1901 Harley-Davidson 1907 The Flying Merkel Model V 1911 Yale 1912 Indian V-Twin 1914 Excelsior 20R 1920 BMW R32 1923 Scott 1905 Indian 402 1930
Read More »99+ Marathi Surnames (Lastnames)
1 One who only takes LELE 2 One with bulb factory DIVEKAR 3 Maharashtrian Bill Gates BAL PHATAK 4 One with weight of 100 tonnes SOMAN 5 Neil Armstrong NEELESH BHUJBAL 6 One with K on his head SHIRKE 7 Bakery owner PAWGI /BUNKAR 8 Narasimha Avtar POTPHODE 9 One with stomach problem POTDUKHE 10 One who lives in village …
Read More »Statues | 7 Oldest Statue in the World
De Vaartkapoen Location: Brussels , Belgium Low down, a young rebel, the Vaartkapoen, reminiscent of a jack-in-the- box, topples over a policeman higher up, thus overthrowing his authority. Body Parts in the Water? Location: Stockholm, Sweden This work of art is located in Stockholm, Sweden and currently only consists of two body parts. The index finger on the hand points …
Read More »Aizhai bridge – World’s longest bridge
Aizhai bridge is the world’s longest and highest bridge. The Aizhai Bridge is a suspension bridge on the G65 Baotou-Maoming Expressway near Jishou, Hunan, China. The bridge was built as part of an expressway from southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality to Changsha. Aizhai Bridge is 336 m (1,102 ft.) high and has a 1,176 m (3,858 ft.) span, making it the …
Read More »99 Interesting – may be known facts
WHY: Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left? BECAUSE: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers …
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Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a Person from stop producing tears. Try it next time you chop onions! Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the same time. Indeed convenient! Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name. Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females …
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Children * Children grow faster in the springtime than any other season during the year. Consumption * Even if you eat food standing on your head, it will end up in your stomach. Death * When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. First off would be the sight. * In 1900 the average age at death …
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