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The world’s most dangerous bridge
The world’s most dangerous bridge is 1870 feet (570m) long and crosses the Vitim River in the Transbaykalian Mountains in Russia. The bridge is 50 feet (15m) above the water. It’s an old railway bridge and has no railings. (via)
Believe it or not, it’s an in depth analysis of David Bowie’s teeth.
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This video of Marilyn Monroe smoking a joint was
just sold to a collector for $275,000. (via)
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Pebble toad’s rock and roll life
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15 Of The Most Iconic Newspaper Headlines Ever Printed
These shocking and occasionally uplifting headlines summarise but a few of the major historic events that have occurred since newspapers became popular and accessible to people worldwide.
Extraordinary headlines such as these are incredibly powerful, thanks in large part to their brevity: in just a few short words, each conveys a message of history-changing significance to a potentially huge audience. (via)
The Only Existing Film Footage Of Anne Frank
July 22, 1941. The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam to get a good look at the bride and groom. It’s the only time Anne Frank has ever been captured on film.
The only existing film footage of Anne Frank has been uploaded to YouTube by the Anne Frank House. The Amsterdam museum is hoping to bring attention to Anne’s story and diaries and reach a new generation who may be unfamiliar with her story. (via)
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‘FAIL’ is the name of a popular Internet meme where users superimpose a caption, often the word ‘FAIL’ onto photos or short videos depicting unsuccessful events or people falling short of expections. The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies investigates the origins of ‘FAIL.’
Know Your Meme: FAIL from Rocketboom on Vimeo.
Chickenosaurus – Creating dinosaurs from chickens
A Canadian palaeontologist believes that he can manipulate chicken embryos in order to create a dinosaur.
Hans Larsson, the Canada Research Chair in Macro Evolution at McGill University in Montreal, said he aims to develop dinosaur traits that disappeared millions of years ago in birds.
Mr Larsson believes that by flipping certain genetic levers during a chicken embryo’s development, he can reproduce the dinosaur anatomy, he told AFP in an interview.
Though still in its infancy, the research could eventually lead to hatching live prehistoric animals, but Mr Larsson said he has no immediate plans to create dinosaurs, for ethical and practical reasons – a dinosaur hatchery is “too large an enterprise.”
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