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Mar 16

Antarctica, the most beautiful and dangerous place in this world

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Antarctica, the most beautiful and dangerous place in this world

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Antarctica, the most beautiful and dangerous place in this world

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Mar 16

There is a reason why they keep 99% of Antarctica off limits to us.

From the red waterfalls,titans and pyramids many mysteries lay hidden from reach.

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Mar 16

Astronomical clock in Bern, Switzerland

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Mar 16

Houseboats of the Past

Houseboats were extremely popular in the 1800s. As is so often the case even in our modern times, such luxuries were mainly reserved for the aristocracy and upper middle class.

In the 1800s, they formed an important part of London life. Owning, living, or throwing a lavish party on one of these vessels was seen as an important status symbol of the days gone by.

Houseboats looked to have peaked in 1888, when the Henley Royal Regatta notes some 84 houseboats lining the regatta course along with 55 launches.

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Mar 16

The Dymaxion House was a futuristic dwelling invented by the architect and practical philosopher R. Buckminister Fuller.

In 1920, Fuller wished to build a sustainable autonomous single family dwelling, the living machine of the future. Although never built, the Dymaxion’s design displayed forward-thinking and influential innovations in prefabrication and sustainability.

The hexagonal house was an earthquake and storm resistant structure, supported by a central pole from which cables would be suspended, allowing the outer walls to be non-bearing.

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Feb 15

02/15/1945 - THIRD DAY OF HELL AIR ATTACKS ON DRESDEN 02/13-15/1945

DRESDEN, 02/15/1945
◼️ Dresden on the 3rd day of the air raids. The 'Big Garden' had become a corpse field for Silesian refugees. The surviving population left the city center.

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Those who were still in the cellars were burned or suffocated by coal fires. The fire protection police had been crushed by the US daytime attack during the rescue operation by noon on the 14th at the latest. At 10.15 a.m. the burnt-out Frauenkirche collapsed.

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◼️ At 11:51 a.m., the exodus of the city’s population was hit by the attack of 211 B-17 bombers. These were protected by 141 P-51 Mustang fighters. These US fighter escorts seem to have been the machines that also carried out the low-flying aircraft attacks ...

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