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Giant Weapon Tower Becomes Wonder of the Ancient World
Failed in the siege of the city more than 2,300 years ago, parts of the iron-clad wooden tower of Helepolis were melted down to build the Colossus of Rhodes.
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Worst diving accident in history
A small mistake in operating equipment caused a group of divers working on a North Sea rig in 1983 to suffer an extremely painful death.
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World's largest onshore wind turbine in China
The onshore turbine installed in Jilin province has a rotor diameter of 270m and blades length of 131m, producing enough electricity for 160,000 households annually.
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The period when the Mediterranean dried up into a salty desert
Tectonic plate movements and falling sea levels once separated the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, causing seawater to evaporate and form a vast saline basin.
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Who created the largest snake mound in the world?
In the eastern United States, nestled among the trees beside a tributary of the Ohio River lies one of the strangest and most mysterious tectonic structures ever created…
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The Most Mysterious Force in Physics: The Nature and Origin of Gravity!
There are many difficult problems and unsolved mysteries in the history of physics, among these unsolved mysteries, gravity is the greatest mystery.
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Top 7 most mysterious and terrifying moments waiting for humans to decode
The world is full of creepy, mysterious moments, check out these terrifying events caught on camera.
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Dead man's foot on Everest revives 100-year-old mystery
The discovery of the shoe and foot of Andrew Comyn Irvine, an explorer who died in 1924, could solve one of mountaineering's greatest mysteries.
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The mystery of the world's 'twin capitals'
Igbo-Ora in Nigeria and Kodinhi village in India are strange and mysterious places that produce the most twins in the world at a rapidly increasing rate.
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Strange 'cold tongue' phenomenon is happening in the Pacific Ocean, scientists have not explained it yet
The eastern Pacific Ocean has a current of water that is getting colder, contrary to scientists' climate models.
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Mysterious light pillar hovers over Jeju Island
South Korea- A series of light pillars hanging in the air for more than an hour on Jeju Island is the result of a rare optical phenomenon.
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3,000-year-old engraved plate cannot be deciphered
Unearthed more than 100 years ago, the Phaistos Disc is engraved with mysterious symbols in a spiral shape that still baffles experts today.
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NASA discovered a gem mine on Mars, are aliens 'guarding' it?
The lucky Mars rover Curiosity has captured a strange image of a glowing fissure that houses a gem deposit that could be evidence of life.
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Pinpointing Where Living Creatures Might Be Hiding on Mars
NASA believes that areas with terrain that is