Megaprojects are some of the biggest building projects ever undertaken. While there’s no official classification, they typically involve construction on a massive scale and price tags of upward of $1 billion. For some examples, think of the Three Gorges or Hoover Dams, or just the ancient Egyptian pyramids. These structures are famous because they were …
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Some things in our homes have remained virtually unchanged for centuries, if not millennia. Even a peasant from an ancient world would recognize basic tables, chairs, and maybe some toys or sports gear. Many things in our homes, though, would be completely unrecognizable to the people of the past – at least in their modern …
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Earth is old. Our planet has been around for around 4.5 billion years, which is a longer time than you can really comprehend. As such, this little blue ball has been through quite a bit. Some periods of Earth’s history are firmly etched into the popular imagination, like the Jurassic with all the famous dinosaurs. …
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From playing with a mop to voguing in the mirror, what do you do when nobody is watching? If yours isn’t on the list, be sure to add it to the comments! Have full conversations with themselves like they’re being interviewed. Make weird noises just because nobody is there to hear them. Sing songs incorrectly …
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Do you think you know about these surprisingly strange hobbies? Like sailing and billiards? Winston Churchill — Bricklaying Winston Churchill is remembered primarily as Britain’s wartime prime minister, but he was also an enthusiastic amateur bricklayer. He joined a bricklaying union, built walls and garden structures at his home, and reportedly found the physical work …
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Every structure serves a purpose, even if that purpose is just to look pretty. With some buildings, however, you might find yourself at a loss when trying to divine why they’re there. Certain structures are built for such hyperspecific reasons that they end up looking completely alien. In other cases, you can tell what the …
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Some kinds of accidents happen every day. Every so often, though, unfortunate events come together in a way that feels less like reality and more like a cruel, universal prank. When the stars align just wrong, everyday items can turn deadly, normally benign natural phenomena become killers, and usually reliable machines fail horribly. That, or …
Have you ever heard of these crazy instruments? Or maybe you have played some of them and have something to add to the list! Hydraulophone Imagine an instrument played by sticking your fingers into streams of water. A hydraulophone uses flowing water to control sound, making it look more like a bizarre scientific experiment than …
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It’s not nice to call someone ugly. Fortunately, animals won’t understand or care if we do so. There are plenty of critters out in the wild whose looks don’t exactly align with human aesthetic preferences. Of course, each of them looks the way it does for a reason and might be very attractive to members …
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The loss of human life is a tragedy, but it does make for a good story. Some of the most popular tales ever written are absolutely littered with cruel and unusual deaths. However, you don’t need to go into the realm of fantasy to find bizarre ways to die. Some people die in just such …
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