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Vimeo video by Leonardo Dalessandri entitled "Watchtower of Morocco" with music by John Adams
Though he never actually crossed it, the Greek mathematician Pythagoras is sometimes credited with having first conceived of the Equator, calculating its location on the Earth’s sphere more than four centuries before the birth of Christ.
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Nancy Davis, 94, helped save lives during the tornado by sharing her shelter, built after the historic 1999 twister in Moore
Tornadoes in America: The Oklahoma Disaster in Context
The Atlantic
A massive and powerful tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma this afternoon, causing widespread destruction, including at least 51 deaths.
Business Insider
Time Magazine's Chilling Oklahoma Tornado Cover (PHOTO)
Huffington Post
Time magazine published a preview of its cover on Tuesday for a special edition on the devastating tornado that wreaked havoc in Moore, Oklahoma.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.
Prof. Arnon Sofer sets out the link between drought, Assad’s civil war, and the wider strains in the Middle East; Jordan and Gaza are also in deep trouble, he warns
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Japan's Yuichiro Miura may only hold record for short time though: 81-year old Nepalese man whose record he broke plans ascent try next week
(Note: As can be seen, GeoCurrents has a new, more streamlined appearance.
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Thousands of mostly teenage boys have fled their country to embark on a 10,000-mile trek to Europe in search of a better life. Anderson Cooper reports.
Autobahn speed limit proposal revs up debate in Germany
Washington Post
BERLIN — For many in this car-crazy nation, the freedom to hurtle down the famed autobahn at 120 mph or more is an inalienable right.
National Geographic
Picture Archive: Bangladesh (Then East Pakistan), 1950s
National Geographic
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From the largest to the smallest, the longest to the shortest, challenge your knowledge of the world in our Size Matters Quiz. Coastlines, countries, continents, how well do you know your geography?
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What makes urban dwellers happy? Excellent infographic on the factors contributing to urban happiness.
Via oyndrila, QuizFortune
One hundred and eighteen miles north of London, in the town of Boston, England, there lives a retired newspaperman named John Richards who is experiencing an unusually rotten spring.
Panjin Red Beach is a extremely beautiful place looks like a red carpet in autumn season when the seaweeds turns red.
Via Technontech
The Atlantic
China's Strategy in Afghanistan
The Atlantic
Beijing is keen to increase its involvement in the country following the planned U.S. withdrawal in 2014. But security problems may interfere.
Visualizing America's Absurd Parking Requirements
Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)
Goodman has created two other infographics that explain different cities' parking requirements for residences and restaurants.
Handwritten lyrics donated to the library include "Strawberry Fields Forever", "She Said She Said" and "In My Life"
Explore the Bing map, or Google map of Moore, Okla. More on the Oklahoma tornado:
Via Seth Dixon, Mary Rack
Allen Pizzey visits Agnone, a town in Italy that owes its success to never changing the design of the bells they've been making for a thousand years.
National Geographic
Phenomena:
National Geographic
If animals and plants can't defend themselves, they often form partnerships with bodyguards. Wasps use zombified caterpillars. Corals recruit goby fish.
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