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Why Germany Has No Major Cities On The North Sea

[…] If you look at Europe at night, the coastlines are practically glowing. From Rome to Amsterdam to Copenhagen, Europeans love to build massive, wealthy cities right on the ocean. But right here, along the northwest coast of Germany, the … Continue reading →

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NASA’s JWST just saw two new planetary systems forming #space #astronomy #science

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Roosevelt used the ‘Big Stick’ to hit racists where it hurt: their mail

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THIS MASSIVE SINKHOLE IN JAPAN WAS FIXED IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS

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BBC Radio 4 – The Reunion, The Iraq War Peace Bus

Kirsty Wark reunites a group of people who travelled in double decker buses from Britain to Baghdad to act as human shields at the start of the Iraq War. President George Bush’s “War on Terror” put the focus on Iraq’s … Continue reading →

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Oldest Vaulted Fan ceiling in the World, Gloucester Cathedral, designed by Thomas de Cantebrugge 1371

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Lingthusiasm Episode 114: Begonia, average coral, and sea pink – Defining colour terms with Kory Stamper

begonia: a deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral (see ‘coral’ 3B), bluer than fiesta, and bluer and stronger than sweet William, called also ‘gaiety’. In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get … Continue reading →

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I Built a Secret Door to Trick my Landlord

The tiny library is complete. Try Opera for free: https://opr.as/Opera-browser-morleykert I built a tiny library on my stairs: • I Built a Tiny Library on my Stairs Behind the scenes, live Q&As, private discord server: / morleykert 🛍️ THINGS I … Continue reading →

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It’s 90% more efficient. You probably won’t like it.

[…] Patreon: / chrisspargo Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/chrisspargo The Guardian – Rage against the dimming light https://www.theguardian.com/world/202… Douglass, J.N. (1879). The Electric Light applied to Lighthouse Illumination. Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, [online] 57(1879), pp.77–110. doi:https://doi.org/10.1680/imotp.1879.22341. Lecture … Continue reading →

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Hundred Thousand Brick House (2020) by Labwerk

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The UK is currently running on 77% renewables right now!

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This is how dozens of trucks are packed onto a single barge

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