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YES, that would be a blast.Close the road to traffic then give me a Porsche 911 GT3/RS for a day (or two).
When sperm whales need a nap, they take a deep breath, dive down about 45 feet and arrange themselves into perfectly-level, vertical patterns. They sleep sound and still for up to two hours at a time between breaths, in pods of 5 or 6 whales, presumably for protection. No one knew whales slept vertically until a 2008 study documented the behavior. And no one captured really good photography of it in the wild until 2017.
Farmers in Japan have begun to ‘grow’ cube-shaped watermelons by inserting them into tempered glass squares while the fruit is still growing on the vine. Not only do they look cool, they take up less room in the fridge too and are easier to stack
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Umberto
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The August full moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon.On 5 August northern England celebrates St Oswald, who was a Northumbrian king and champion of Christianity. The day is known as the Feast Day of St Oswald, and many churches and villages hold picnics and music events to bring the community together.
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Atlantic pollack/pollock (Pollachius pollachius)Biggest caught by rod and reel in UK: 29lb 4oz, Devon, 1987, caught by WS Mayes
Biggest caught worldwide: 50lb, Saltstraumen, Norway, 30 November 1996, caught by Thor-Magnus Ukang
Niagara Falls without water, 1969
For six months in 1969 North Americas most iconic waterfall was purposely “de-watered”.
This was done by the US army corps of engineers, because they wanted to conduct a geological survey of the falls’ rock face.
They were concerned that it was becoming too destabilized from erosion.
In order to do this the army had to built a 600ft (182 m) dam across the Niagara River.
This dam consisted of 27,800 tons of rock.
In November 1969 in front of 2,650 spectators, the temporary dam was dynamited, restoring the flow of water.
For six months in 1969 North Americas most iconic waterfall was purposely “de-watered”.
This was done by the US army corps of engineers, because they wanted to conduct a geological survey of the falls’ rock face.
They were concerned that it was becoming too destabilized from erosion.
In order to do this the army had to built a 600ft (182 m) dam across the Niagara River.
This dam consisted of 27,800 tons of rock.
In November 1969 in front of 2,650 spectators, the temporary dam was dynamited, restoring the flow of water.
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In 1915, Effie Hotchkiss bought a new Harley-Davidson and attached a sidecar to carry her mother, Avis, as a passenger. The pair then set out from Brooklyn to see the Panama Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco.
Avis had instilled confidence in her daughter, and when asked if she had fears about the arduous cross-country journey, Avis replied, “I do not fear breakdowns, for Effie, being a most careful driver, is a good mechanic and does her own repairing with her own tools.” The pair were the first women to cross America by motorbike, at a time when the roads, where they existed, were simply horrendous. After visiting the Pacific Coast, the pair rode back to Brooklyn, for an epic 9,000-mile journey.
Avis had instilled confidence in her daughter, and when asked if she had fears about the arduous cross-country journey, Avis replied, “I do not fear breakdowns, for Effie, being a most careful driver, is a good mechanic and does her own repairing with her own tools.” The pair were the first women to cross America by motorbike, at a time when the roads, where they existed, were simply horrendous. After visiting the Pacific Coast, the pair rode back to Brooklyn, for an epic 9,000-mile journey.
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Birds should not eat bread, it can make them very sick and obese and even die so you should not give them it. They should eat seeds and fruit and things of that nature but they have their own food sources and it is not very good to feed them.
You can get a very bad sickness from dog's saliva and even die. It can be very toxic and full of a bad bacteria.
If you play dead when you approach a grizzly bear then they are less likely to kill you, that is the best approach if they attack you.
Pluto is a planet because it is made of ice and rock and has a surface.
Skin is the largest organ.
You shred many skin cells each day.
Birds should not eat bread, it can make them very sick and obese and even die so you should not give them it. They should eat seeds and fruit and things of that nature but they have their own food sources and it is not very good to feed them.
You can get a very bad sickness from dog's saliva and even die. It can be very toxic and full of a bad bacteria.
If you play dead when you approach a grizzly bear then they are less likely to kill you, that is the best approach if they attack you.
Pluto is a planet because it is made of ice and rock and has a surface.
Skin is the largest organ.
You shred many skin cells each day.
I don't agree with this one.
A comet, asteroid and even a glacier have those properties and they're not planets.
Yes well I guess I do not know for certain.I don't agree with this one.
A comet, asteroid and even a glacier have those properties and they're not planets.
It is something for people to argue.
Yeah, unfortunate name.
The Dead Sea is a salt lake that is 9 times saltier than any other sea or ocean in the world. It is located between Israel and Jordan. Due to the high salt content of the water, no living creature can live there. This explains the name - "Dead Sea". It has a length of about 80 km and a width that can range from 7 to 20 kilometers. Perhaps the most curious consequence of these salts is the fact that sinking is practically impossible.
This happens because the density of salt water is greater than that of the human body, which allows anyone to swim on their back without any effort.
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Continuous slip formed gravity-based structure supports under construction in a Norwegian fjord. The tower cranes delivered concrete to the support cylinders during the continuous pour of concrete to create seamless walls.The Troll A platform has an overall height of 472 metres (1,549 ft), weighs 683,600 tons (1.2 million tons with ballast)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_A_platform#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a> and has the distinction of being the tallest structure ever moved by mankind. The platform stands on four legs extending down to the sea floor 303 meters (994 feet) below the surface of the sea, and the leg containing the import and export risers has an elevator that takes over nine minutes to travel from the platform above the waves to the sea floor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_A_platform
FrancSevin
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So are many dams.
FrancSevin
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Did you know that honey is basically 'bee barf'
Wow...
FrancSevin
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yes!
