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On August 12, 1851, the American tailor Singer patented an improved sewing machine. This ingenious invention changed the economy. ...
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The Three Gorges Dam, or How the Chinese slowed the Earth's ...
It is no secret that human activity can have an impact on the topography, ecology, and even the tectonic system of the Earth. But ...
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On any fire shield in the country you can see the standard set of a firefighter: an axe, a hook, a shovel and a strange ...
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We all know that in the sphere of interests of mafia, which includes drug and arms trade, prostitution and smuggling. However, the ...
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Tourists who have returned from Indonesia or the Philippines like to tell what delicious coffee they tried there. It is called ...
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Why aluminum once cost twice as much as gold
There were times when only the most profligate rich could afford an aluminum spoon or fork. This is not surprising, because in 1852 ...
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Weapons for the Vatican
Now it is increasingly difficult to meet people who are engaged in traditional crafts. The Schmidberger brothers make armor for the ...
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When hung noodles: manufacture of spaghetti at the beginning ...
Spaghetti is probably one of the most popular Italian dishes. They began to do in Sicily in the XII century. For a long time, pasta ...
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Unexpectedly found artifacts of youth, without any doubt, touch the most delicate strings of the soul. Dusty posters found in ...
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We are used to seeing products already in ready-made form, but few people think about how it was made like this. In the modern ...
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The first half of the 70‑ies of the last Soviet schoolchildren under the sign of gum. Imported, of course, because domestic had ...
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Stunning Embroidered Fabric Looks Just Like Books And ...
Imagine a regular notebook, but made of fabric, with every word carefully embroidered by hand. That’s the art of Candace Hicks, ...
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Instinct — it is a priceless gift of nature to man. Safety rules — it is our invention, designed to help natural gift. ...
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Who are the urine collectors and why in the old days the ...
Starting from the dark Middle Ages and ending with the enlightened 18th century, in the cities of Europe, you could meet people who ...
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Salt mines "Wieliczka" - the inexhaustible wealth ...
If you think that owning a gold mine is better than a salt mine, then you should definitely visit the Polish city of Wieliczka. ...
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From the Bush to the consumer: how did the production of tea ...
From year to year in Japan is booming real collection of tea ceremony. A special procedure was in the collection of green like that ...
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The Ultimate Cheapskate Playbook: 23 “Instead Of” Moves ...
Welcome to the ultimate guide for people who hear "call a professional" and think "YouTube tutorial instead." We've gathered 23 ...
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‘Stooping NYC’: 17 Times People Left Treasures On The ...
New York City is known for many things. It is a haven of diversity, a global hub of finance and arts, and, as a famous popstar once ...
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The tragedy on the Byford Dolphin platform, the worst death ...
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