The canal 127ft in the sky that's now officially a wonder of the world Posted: 5 months ago by Bingo
The surface is as calm as a cup of tea and and there is no danger of getting lost on a stretch of canal a little over 7ft wide.
Even so, you don’t want to rock the boat just here.
Because if you lose your balance, you are not going to fall into the water.
You are going to drop 127ft on to an unforgiving slab of Wales and a lifejacket will not help you one bit.
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5 Ways People Are Trying to Save the World (That Don't Work) Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
Between the hybrids, the reusable canvas shopping bags and cloth diapers, everybody's doing their little bit to save the world. Entire industries have sprang up to cater to us socially-responsible types who want to leave behind a better world for the robots to inherit once they take over.
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Search Of Canal Yields Skeleton, 110 Sunken Cars Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
A set of bones and 110 cars were found submerged in a canal in a rural area west of Boca Raton, authorities said.
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Developing world saved as U2 announce new album Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
ROME. The news that Irish rock group U2 will release a new album in March has been hailed with relief and joy throughout the developing world. Millions of grateful peasants and refugees mobbed aid workers in Africa and Asia, offering sacrifices of new crops and young lambs to lead singer Bono for gracing the world with yet another insight into poverty.
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Ant mega-colony takes over world Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
The colony may be the largest of its type ever known for any insect species, and could rival humans in the scale of its world domination.
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Super Obama World Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you’ll love Super Obama World game.
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Panama Votes on Canal Extension Posted: 3 years ago by tlovesd
Voters in Panama on Sunday will cast their vote on whether to approve a $5 billion project to widen the heavily trafficked Panama Canal to allow for bigger cargo ships and faster transits between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
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World Name Profiler - What's in a name Posted: 1 year ago by DoggyLives
Enter your surname in World Names Profiler and find its orgin and density on a world map.
The site has been compiled by researchers from the University College London.
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Pea shooters fight it out for world championships Posted: 5 months ago by kakana
The crowd at Saturday's World Peashooting Championship looked on in wonder as George, 58, the sport's reigning superstar, languidly lowered his laser-guided shooter. This was no kiddie toy. This was a weapon of mass peastruction.
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17 World’s Tiniest Things Posted: 3 years ago by icemann
Awesome Collection of smallest thing in the world really
(Some images on page NSFW)
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Scientists try to calm '2012 End of the World' hysteria Posted: 1 month ago by realizedview
The world will not end in 2012, and Earth is not going to crash into a rogue planet.
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20 New Species from The Lost World Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
New animals species are constantly discovered, even if they’re in a smaller number than those lost forever. After rounding upthe rarest animals in the world and the most endangered animals in the world, here is a list of the new species recently discovered in the world, including pictures and information on their habitat.
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The New Wonders of the World Posted: 3 years ago by ybne1else
Six out of the original 'seven wonders of the world' no longer exist. What would you like to see counted as a new 'wonder of the world?'
(see list of potentials in article)
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2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race Posted: 3 years ago by dfelteau
Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses.
All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two airports about 3000m above sea level and two airports below sea level), bonus airports and various rules such as if a plane crashes and which planes could be used in the race.
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New Rome Is Falling Into Disrepair Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A few years ago, a number of brave intelligent men and women from the land of JaxWorth set out for the shores of Nova Roma. This was the New World discovered in the 15th century by Roman sailors traveling across the Pacific in search of a route to trade with India.
Basically it was a shared-world created by Donteatpoop, Icepigs, and others. They imagined a world where Rome never fell and went on to discover the continents on the other side of the globe. Little has been heard from the colony for 2 years. Mayhaps there is yet hope to determine their fate?
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World Beard and Moustache Championships Gallery of Contestants and Champions Posted: 8 months ago by TheAnt314
Some of the contestants and champions you will meet at the World Beard and Moustache Championships. Because some just rock those whiskers better than others.
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Transit the Panama Canal in under two minutes Posted: 3 years ago by BrownTrout
Over 40 ships a day make this 9 hour voyage. Now you can cruise through in less than 2 minutes! Interesting time lapse photography shows how a huge cruise ship is raised and lowered as it transits from the Pacific to Atlantic ocean.
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Beat That! Charity Drummers Smash World Record Posted: 5 months ago by marcelsmit
Wannabe rock stars from across the UK have turned out in their hundreds to smash the world record for the most drummers playing the same beat at one time. The colossal cacophony was in aid of charity Stick It To MS.
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World's most impresive rock formations Posted: 7 months ago by molnatisi
Rock formations are amazing creations of nature. These magnificent rock formations have been sculpted by nature through weathering and erosion hundred to million years ago. There are numerous scenic and spectacular rock formations from around the world. Here are some of them:
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Report: Despite many challenges, world faces brighter future Posted: 2 years ago by deepchill
"Although great human tragedies like Iraq and Darfur dominate the news, the vast majority of the world is living in peace, conflicts actually decreased over the past decade," says the 2007 State of the Future report.
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50 Creative WWF Campaigns That Make You Think Twice Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world’s largest independent conservation organization with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting around 1300 conservation and environmental projects around the world. With the mission” to halt and reverse the destruction of our environment”, WWF is trying hard to make this world a better place.
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