The Wasserspiele of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe are 300 years old, powered entirely by gravity, and entertaining tourists. https://museum-kassel.de/en/museums-parks-palaces/unesco-world-heritage-site-of-bergpark-wilhelmshoehe... continue reading

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YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 809 views • 11:36

This is a Muonionalusta meteorite. The unique Widmanstätten pattern makes this one of the most beautiful meteorites. Showing this ring to new people really is amazing. Some people freak out completely... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 798 views • 11:12

YouTube description: View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happened-to-the-library-of-alexandria-elizabeth-cox 2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 826 views • 4:53

If you set up a row of dominoes as a timeline of history from the Big Bang to now, and had each domino represent 1 million years it would stretch over 300 meters long. I know because that's what I did... continue reading

posted by BSR 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 17 views • 13:22

"Larry Smith doesn’t just live with Parkinson’s. He rises above it." "After a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s, Larry has exhausted every conventional method of treatment, every drug, and even... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months ago • 638 views • 7:59

Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, is the unofficial lightning capital of the world. There, lightning strikes occur, on average, 300 days a year. When dangerous storms approach, most people flee. But 21-year-old... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 2 months 1 week ago • 80 views • 4:51

Makgeolli is Korea's emblematic rice-based alcohol, and Kim Taek-Sang makes it from a family recipe that is over 300 years old. The Seoul-based brewmaster uses only traditional techniques and equipment... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 84 views • 2:59

Youtube Description: This 50 minutes long BBC documentary film is aired in the year 2011. The BBC film says it is the first and the most technological advance in the world, ancient chariot racing, the... continue reading

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