A fantastic "elevator to the future"

A New York City mall has an elevator that shows the development of the city through the years.

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The air in a coniferous forest is virtually sterile now

No more than 200-300 harmful bacteria per cubic meter

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Emergency water discharge from a hydropower plant

Water is discharged when there is a threat of overflowing the reservoir due to flooding or heavy rains. It's scary to imagine the pressure of the water there.

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Congo tourmaline.

A diamond that appears to be pixelated.

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The king cobra is the largest venomous snake.

It is a common misconception that it is one of the most venomous snakes in the world (although it is the Taipan McCoy of the Taipan genus, with venom 180 times more powerful than that of the cobra, and some other species)

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20 bottles of the world's oldest Scotch whisky will be auctioned in Britain.

The drink is almost 200 years old and was accidentally discovered last year at Blair Castle. It was distilled in 1833.

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Most Americans sentenced to death order French fries, steaks, and hamburgers and cheeseburgers for their last supper.

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The first photograph of a snowflake under a microscope was taken in 1885.

The American photographer Winston Bentley spent 46 years on his attempts before he succeeded.

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An impressive photo comparing a human palm to a tiger's paw, showing just how huge these cats are.

These pads are definitely not worth pushing!

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Rhinoceroses communicate through smells.

Their urine and feces are particularly rich in information.

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It wasn't until 1952 that the British Post Office banned the mailing of people.

The reason was an Englishman who "put the mail to the test" by sending everything, including himself.

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The train was invented before the bicycle

Carl Drez was the inventor who created the bicycle in February 1818. But rail transport has been known since the days of ancient Greece. Before steam engines, railcars were used in mining.

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The perfect place for a date has been found.

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Interlaken/Switzerland

Interlaken is an old spa town in the Bernese Oberland region of central Switzerland. It is located in a narrow valley between the emerald lakes Thun and Brinz.

It is here where you can experience new emotions such as skydiving, paragliding and delta-planing while contemplating the magnificent views of the Swiss Alps and the surrounding lakes.

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Dolphin migration.🦈

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The oldest tree.

It grows in California. The seed sprouted at the very end of the fourth millennium B.C., when hieroglyphics were invented in Egypt and the first cities appeared in Mesopotamia. This as yet unnamed tree is 5070 years old, belongs to the species "intermountain pine" and grows somewhere on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada in the Inyo National Forest Reserve. Its location is kept in the strictest secrecy to preserve the peace of the ancient tree from the ubiquitous tourists.

Just imagine, this pine tree is the oldest living organism on Earth! It is a contemporary of the beginning of our civilization, and the creation of the world according to the Mayan calendar. The pine was already about five centuries old when the pyramids began to be built in Egypt, and more than six when Stonehenge was decorated with stone rings.

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Reef fish are fish that live or are closely associated with coral reefs.

Coral reefs form a complex of ecosystems with enormous biodiversity. A small area reef can be home to a myriad of organisms, including several hundred species of fish. Many reef fish are camouflaged or well hidden; they are well adapted to the conditions of their habitat.

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Jaguars can imitate the voices of monkeys.

In particular, researchers observed a jaguar imitating the cries of a baby monkey. The adult monkeys rushed to the rescue, but fortunately they noticed the predator in time and fled.

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Dried-out edition of Alice in Wonderland

Before 1885, recycled cotton and old unwanted cloth were added to the pulp for making books. Mushrooms grew as a result of the books' contact with water.

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Newborn whales weigh several tons and are about 8 meters long.

Each day they drink 350-390 liters of their mother's milk. The weight of six-month-old calf reaches 25 tons.

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The Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany. It is essentially a river that flows over another river.

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