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Fascinating 1 month ago
The second one is Duntrune Castle. Believed to be Scotland’s oldest continuously occupied castle on the mainland, with roots in the 12th century. That alone makes it extraordinary! A living home with 800+ years of footsteps echoing through its halls.
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BYD Yangwang U9: the Chinese supercar leaps over road hazards.
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Fascinating 1 month ago
Sardinia has over 200 beaches and not one of them disappoints.
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Look how spectacular the Cavalry Group’s carousel of Spain's Guardia Civil looks from above. [📹 guardiacivil062]
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Free fall through a cloud [📹 nash_5_tigram]
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Tradition knows no borders. From the 19th-century Jacquard looms still running in Paris at Passementerie Verrier to this stunning traditional wooden Jacquard weaving in Kyoto. The fire of craftsmanship burns on. 🔥
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They are not moving, your brain is tricking you [🎞️ jagarikin]
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Another beautiful reminder of Roman mosaic mastery. 12 million hand‑placed tesserae. 3,500 square meters of ancient storytelling. Villa del Casale, Italy 🇮🇹
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How dice switching works [🎲 Zack D. Films]
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This is Palais Daun-Kinsky 🇦🇹 One of Vienna’s finest Baroque palaces, built between 1713–1719, lavishly decorated with frescoed ceilings, mirrors, and statues.
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Roman ceremonial chariot from the 4th century The Tensa Capitolina. Rebuilt from hundreds of bronze pieces with Trojan War scenes all over it. Absolute masterpiece!!
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It looks like a fairytale castle, right? Now imagine it wasn’t built for kings — but for soldiers. St. Martin in Dresden was their garrison church, and it even held two faiths under one roof: Protestant on one side, Catholic on the other.
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Fascinating 1 month ago
LEGO engineers spent over 13,000 hours and used 1 million pieces to build a fully functional, life-size Bugatti Chiron.
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Think this 3rd-century AD Roman marble Hercules is impressive? The Greeks did it 500 years earlier. In bronze. Farnese Hercules: Roman copy of a 4th-century BC Lysippos original.
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Fascinating 1 month ago
Strong winds creating the reverse waterfall in the Grand Canyon [📹 rjhooperphoto]
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A gem from the 1960s. The HAFF Präzision 155c Dotting Line Tool — a rare antique drafting set used to create perfect dashed lines by hand. Precision, craftsmanship, and timeless engineering in one beautiful instrument. [📹 yakbay & pergelistan]
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One of the most iconic and oldest churches in Ecuador, blending Spanish colonial architecture with indigenous artistry. 📍 La Iglesia San Francisco de Quito 🇪🇨
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Crystal clear ocean colors of this Aquamarine [📹Arek Varjabedian]
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One of the wildest examples of medieval Armenian architecture. Geghard Monastery is a 4th century complex built around a sacred spring inside a cave, with churches and tombs literally carved straight into the mountain. [📹 sweetcsdesigns]
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See how road bike brakes have changed over the decades