This is Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the Solar System

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But how did it grow to this enormous size? For some context, this mountain stands at 72,000 feet, which is nearly 2.5 times as tall as Mount Everest

Imagine a world where the Roman Empire never fell…

The landscape of our modern world would look dramatically different

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Let's explore how this alternate history could have reshaped today's global society A unified Roman Empire would have continued to influence European politics

Modern nation-states might not exist as we know them; instead, we could have a single, central authority governing much of Europe and parts of Africa and the Middle East

The Weirdest Looking Buildings From Around the World

Most people don’t know that these buildings exist…

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1. The National Fisheries Development Board building in Hyderabad, India 2. The Basket Building in Ohio, USA

Do You Have Megalophobia, an Irrational Fear of Large Objects?

Well, let’s see what all of you say at the end…

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1. Two boys sitting on the Abraj Al Bait clocktower in Mecca 2. The size of these giant curtains

Incredible Places You Probably Didn’t Know Existed

Make sure to stick until the end!

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1. Abandoned Soviet space shuttles at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 2. The salt flats at Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 🇧🇴

The shallow coating of water over the salt flats gives the illusion of levitation and “infinity”

What is the Zero Shadow Day?

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Zero Shadow Day, also known as Lahaina Noon, is an interesting semi-annual solar phenomenon It happens in the tropics when the Sun is directly overhead (perpendicular to the ground)

Crazy Predictions From the Early 1900s for the 21st Century

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1. Electronic transmission of knowledge to the brain 2. Virtual projection of performances