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I took Africa’s First Ever HIGH-SPEED TRAIN…

TANGER VILLE RAILWAY STATION Time to ride the Al Boraq – it’s Africa’s INCREDIBLE high-speed train capable of 320km/h (200mph)! Join me for an awesome trip on Morocco’s finest railway line. — Journey Details: Origin: Tanger-Ville Destination: Casa-Voyageurs Company: Office … Continue reading →

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Railway Electrification Systems Worldwide: Explained

[…] More than determined to continue RE’s mission, for today’s video, we decided to do an overview and presentation of, seemingly complicated, railway electrification systems. We tried not to go too much into technical details (anyway we did 🙂 ) … Continue reading →

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Radar Technology Discovers Intricate Ancient Mayan Civilization | My Modern Met

By Madeleine Muzdakis on January 15, 2023 Mayan sites and causeways in the Mirador-Calakmul Karst Basin (MCKB). (Photo: Hansen et al.) The 2,000-year-old network is 964 settlements connected by causeways. The ancient Maya of Central America created incredible civilizations. With … Continue reading →

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Architect Breaks Down Hidden Details Of The Chrysler Building | Architectural Digest

Today Michael Wyetzner of Michielli + Wyetzner Architects returns to Architectural Digest for a deep, detail-oriented break down of New York City’s singular Chrysler Building. From its unmistakable Art Deco design to the hidden details that echo its automotive inspiration, … Continue reading →

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ExxonMobil: Oil giant predicted climate change in 1970s | BBC News

 

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Barack Obama (@barackobama) • Instagram photos and videos

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20 Years of Lies: The Mad Cow BSE Scandal | Plainly Difficult Documentary

Learn with Plainly Difficult! The Mad Cow Disease scandal was the British Governments attempt to cover up the link between beef and variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) Which would result in thousands being exposed to the illness…… Thank you to my … Continue reading →

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Abandoned: How The Beeching Report Decimated Britain’s Railways | Timeline

ravel journalist Simon Calder takes a journey from across the south of England – by bike, rail and car. In this documentary film, Simon explores the legacy of the Beeching railway cuts. He examines the arguments for reopening some of … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – Song for Belper

The wonderful history of pop songs and music commissioned by town councils around Britain. Britain has a revered canon of Great Music inspired by particular places and composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, Arnold Bax and others. Music performed … Continue reading →

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The 1918 Pandemic Never Ended

[…] The 1918 pandemic infected over 500 million people, but the virus that caused it didn’t stop in 1918. Hosted by: Stefan Chin […]

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Porter and Stout: What’s the difference? | The Craft Beer Channel

Porter and Stout: What’s the difference? | The Craft Beer Channel This week Jonny and Brad answer the question that’s puzzled beer geeks since the dawn of time – what’s the difference between Porter and Stout? As well as tasting … Continue reading →

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Footage of a 3-year-old chimney sweep from the 1930s 😳 | Weird and Terrifying 

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