Samuel Benner, a farmer from the 1800s, published a book with market analysis on periods of panic, good times to buy, and good times to sell.
150 years later, his analysis has proven to be remarkably accurate.
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Sad tigeress who lost her cubs in a premature birth, went into severe depression.
She started to heal only after zookeepers introduced orphaned piglets dressed in tiger stripes. #Interesting #Tiger #Pigs Read More...
This is a high-quality map of Derinkuyu
an ancient underground city discovered in Turkey. Extending 60 meters (200 feet) below the surface, it could shelter up to 20,000 people. The city was uncovered in 1963, when a local resident found a mysterious room hidden behind a wall in his home.
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18th-century "elevator table" where pulleys and counterweights lift prepared meals from a lower level
enabling nobles to dine in privacy without staff entering the room. #Interesting Read More...
In England you sometimes see these "wavy" brick fences.
And curious as it may seem, this shape uses FEWER bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make is sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves.
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This is how Ejnar Mikkelsen
A Danish explorer, was photographed in 1912 when he was found. Ejnar was isolated with Iver Iversen, from his own expedition, for two and a half years in a cabin in Greenland awaiting rescue.
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