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Dhanushkodi: The Polka Strait is located in the Indian Ocean and connects India and the northern tip of Sri Lanka. In the center of it is the island of Pamban, to which an impressive 2-kilometer railway bridge leads from the Indian Peninsula. In addition, a two-lane road runs parallel to
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Double Colosseum: When it comes to ancient monuments and the heritage of ancient civilizations in Africa, that come to mind are the Egyptian pyramids and temples. But in fact, North Africa has kept many buildings from the Roman era, which are not so widely known. We offer you to take
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Venus and Jupiter, which are our neighbors in the solar system, have a significant impact on the Earth, which leads to a change in its orbit and provokes global natural disasters. Such statements were made not so long ago by American researchers who analyzed the history of the development of
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Astronomical photographs: Authoritative international competition "astronomy photographer of the year", Investment Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the Greenwich Royal Observatory has spent 10 years in a row. This year it was attended by more than 4,000 Amateur and professional photographers from 91 countries. To choose the
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Cotton is a natural material of plant origin. Unlike synthetic products, cotton clothing is nice to wear, it comfortably and easily. Clothing and home textiles made of cotton have, probably, each person on our plan. But what do we know about this plant and the global industry of cotton? We
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The most famous applications: A world without the Internet now seems absolutely impossible, because the world wide web is an integral part of our daily tasks. It's so ingrained in our lives that some things without the Internet won't exist. But this does not prevent us
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Pomelo Fruit: Despite the fact that broom appeared in stores in our country about 10 years ago, it has been known for hundreds of years, and in China, the fruits are used as food BC. But some people still treat him with slight suspicion, believing that this unusually large fetus
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It seems that the pencils, whether colored or gray, it's quite simple to make the object that does not require special technology. But, it turns out, the production of a pencil takes a few days, not every tree is suitable for the base quality of the pencil, and
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Stained wood: moray wood, as you know, costs several times more than usual. But what is so valuable is contained in the trunk of the tree, which has been in the water 50, 100 or 500 years? And why the wood while in the water, defies the processes of decay,
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Landscape: Agree, if someone can demonstrate the place "in the best light", then this is a theatrical lighting designer. They are the hero of our post today and the author of the following amazing frames. Lloyd Evans, in addition to stage lighting, enthusiastically engaged in landscape photography. He
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It turns out that robots can not only collect cars at giant plants, but also grow lettuce, basil, and other greens. Such production was possible to implement without human intervention, that is, all work on the mini-farm - from irrigation, moving pallets with plants to harvesting - the robots carry
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Trees gems: In the United States is a unique forest, the trees which consist of gems, sparkling in the sun with all the colors of the rainbow. More like a miracle you will not find anywhere else on the planet. We are talking about the National Park "Petrified forest&