The Big Dipper is a circumpolar bright asterism in the constellation Ursa Major.
This is how it moves around the North Star according to the season.
Male Onthophagus taurus beetles can pull 1,141 times their own body weight: the equivalent of an average person pulling six double-decker buses full of people.
Bonus: they use the Milky Way for nocturnal orientation.
Microlino; the coolest city car ever!!
It's an Italian-made car from a Swiss-company called Micro.
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Lombard Street
Known as the “Crookedest Street in the World,” Lombard Street is one of San Francisco's most popular landmarks.
The Varsova Ulusal stadyumu in Poland 🇵🇱 has a capacity of 58,580 seats. Construction of the stadium started in 2008 and was completed at the end of 2011.
Читать полностью…Great white sharks can leap out of the water, achieving speeds estimated to be above 40 km/h (25 mph).
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You can actually die laughing. And a number of people have, typically due to intense laughter causing a heart attack or suffocation. Comedy shows should come with a warning.
Читать полностью…Koridashi or ice brewing, involves placing ice cubes in contact with tea leaves, causing them to gradually brew the tea at a significantly low temperature
Читать полностью…The Veluwemeer Aqueduct in Harderwijk, Netherlands, is a navigable water bridge spanning 25 meters (82 ft) in length and 19 meters in width over Veluwemeer lake.
Читать полностью…Siwa Oasis, Egypt. The water has a 27.3% salt concentration that increases the density of water and buoyancy, making it so you can't sink. 🛟
Читать полностью…Professional pest control hawks in Japan to safeguard against crows that damage electrical infrastructure
Читать полностью…Discarded nets, lines, and ropes now make up about 46% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
This clips shows a whale trapped in a fishing net set free by divers.
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The stone bridge at Gaztelugatxe on Spain's Biscay coast, built in the 10th century to allow pilgrims to visit the San Juan hermitage, involves a climb of over 230 steps.
Читать полностью…These mesmerizing lamps recreate the glowing moon using a 3D laser engraved sphere illuminated by an LED light.
Читать полностью…THE JOKER™: Carnival of Chaos, one of the world’s tallest pendulum rides, stands at a record-breaking 17-stories in the air!
This impressive giant disk will reach speeds up to 75 miles per hour, as it whips back and forth — higher and higher to give riders a staggering view of the world below them.
Please note that the MINIMUM height for this ride is 52″(1.32m) and the MAXIMUM is 84″(2.13m).
The tallest ride of its kind in the world is at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.