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An infamous French daredevil known for his Spidey-like stunts climbed the New York Times building today - drawing hundreds of lunchtime gawkers to the busy street below. tags times building climb climber climbing daredevilBut guess what - Breaking news!!! Another man is climbing the building again!!! He's up about 30 stories right now as of 6:15pm ET. You can watch the live video here. Parents were asked to keep their children away from the tv, you know, just in case he takes a header. picked by suebe 4 months ago |
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A daring parachute jumper sued the owners of the Empire State Building Tuesday because security guards prevented his leap from the New York structure in 2006. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
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Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The New York Times has worked to ensure that its site and search results are incredibly Google friendly, so Google friendly in fact that a search for “sex” on Google currently serves the NY Times internal archive search results for sex as #2. picked by super 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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...writing crossword puzzles for the New York Times. The theme of the puzzle is "Twistin' the Oldies," with clues seeking updated versions for baby boomers of musical hits. 2 comments edit related share plime.comLink to his puzzle picked by suebe 1 year ago |
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The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
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An old building was turned into a masterpiece, by cutting out its windows in large shapes so you can see entire enterior from the street. The freakiest fact about this building is that those large shapes are constantly spinning around! picked by natalinnux 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
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Photo Essay - A toddler is hurled from a burning building. The girl's parents tossed her to members of the fire brigade, not seen, during a fire in an apartment building in Germany. Nine people, including five children, died in the blaze. picked by bevissimo 8 months ago 4 comments edit related share world |
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Amid a citywide building boom, 13 people have died in construction accidents this year, one more than the total for all of 2007. These include the 7 people who died in a crane accident. A city inspector was arrested after it was found he falsely claimed he had inspected the crane. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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In the shadow of the Empire State Building lies an “automotive Bermuda Triangle” - a five-block radius where vehicles mysteriously die. picked by tigertony 8 months ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
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The New York Times on Thursday endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain for their party's nominations to contest the U.S. presidential in November. 5 comments edit related share politicsLinked to Ny Times editoral on each canidate and why they chose them. picked by unoriganl 9 months ago |
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Teenage poultry farmer Dean Sambers was stunned when one of his hens laid a gigantic egg - weighing a staggering four times as much as a normal one. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Imagine seeing a simulcast from Lincoln Center of Madama Butterfly while you are sitting in Times Square with a plastic cup of wine. This took place last night and if you were one of the lucky 600 to score a free seat in Times Square it was a night to remember. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Times Square has evolved over the past century from a bustling theater district to a symbol of crime and decay and now to a sanitized entertainment mecca, pumps about $55 billion a year directly into the city's economy, more than the combined economies of Bolivia and Panama, according to a new study. picked by suebe 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The NY Times finally realizes how the internet works and stops charging for their content. Their premium area, Times Select is now open and free to all and furthermore all content from 1987 to the present and from 1851 to 1922 will be offered free of charge. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The headline "From Fun to Fear. What Made Clowns go Bad?" Caught my attention So I had to look up the Magazine called Fortean Times. I wasn't disappointed. A smörgåsbord for the freaky gooey wierd stuff connoisseur. (Oooh. fancy spelling correction on smorgasbord!) picked by stinkobinko 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A Florida woman who decided to strip to the buff in front of the Old State Capitol building was charged with indecent exposure. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A real-time news "translation machine" representing appearing & disappearing information about our times. The news content is reduced to the most frequent headlines & their according keywords. The reduced news headlines are then visually translated in a dynamic pictogram language that is considered to be universal & instantly understandable. online users can add keywords to ... read full post picked by Turtle 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Plans to construct what could become the world's tallest building, at more than 1km high, were unveiled today. 0 comments edit related share technologyThe Nakheel Tower will have around 150 lifts and be built with some 500,000m3 of concrete. picked by synchromech 2 days ago |
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If you've been to New York City you certainly have seen the naked man playing guitar in Times Square. He goes by the name 'Naked Cowboy' and after eight years of standing in the middle of the street he is coming out with an album. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Britney Gallivan has solved the Paper Folding Problem. This well known challenge was to fold paper in half more than seven or eight times, using paper of any size or shape. picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago 8 comments edit related share science |