Merdeka 118 is pictured in 2019. Credit: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0/Wikipedia By Floy Bossinas Greek-born Australian architect Nonda Katsalidis of Fender Katsalidis designed the “Merdeka 118,” a mega tall skyscraper in the historic district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which will be the second tallest building in the world. The tower, built at the site of […]
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The Enigmatic Devil’s Arrows: The Tallest Standing Stones in Britain
In the heart of Yorkshire in northern England, near the town of Aldborough, lie three huge pillars of stone known as the Devil’s Arrows. Originally four, these are the tallest collection of standing stones found in the whole of the United Kingdom. But what remains of the stones is also all that is known about […]
The Tallest Rabbi I’ve Ever Known
Rabbi Yehuda Ferris is the tallest rabbi I’ve ever known. Not because he’s six foot three with an Abraham Lincoln-esque black coat and physique, but because the older I get, the taller this man of character grows in my mind. One of the most transformative character traits is the ability to express gratitude. In the […]
China has the world’s tallest outdoor lift
Welcome to the world’s highest outdoor lift. Located in China’s Zhangjiajie Forest Park, it whisks visitors up a cliff face in just 88 seconds. At the top of the 326-metre-high lift, tourists can enjoy breathtaking views. The alternative is a three-hour climb up on foot. The cliff face inspired the landscape for the blockbuster movie […]
Last Year She Planted A Seed, Just 9 Months Later It’s Setting Records As Tallest In Country
Although one grandmother Barbara Thatcher never meant to do it, she now grew the tallest garden flower in Britain. And it all happened because she purchased seeds from the endangered echium pinanana plant. However, this granny didn’t buy them in at her local flower shop, she logged onto the internet and bought them from a […]
Inspired by a Near-Death Experience, This Man is Cloning the World’s Tallest Trees to Save Them
Vic Bishop, Staff WriterWaking Times We seem to have created a culture where destroying nature is both profitable and the cool thing to do, so when an individual or group of people take on the challenge of honoring and preserving our natural world, we can be surprised to find there is hope after all. […]
Rare ‘red sprites’ burst out of supercell storm in Texas
Very rare ‘Red Sprites’ shoot out of the tops of supercell thunderstorms near Amarillo, Texas. Source Article from https://www.sott.net/article/320160-Rare-red-sprites-burst-out-of-supercell-storm-in-Texas Views: 0
Extremist cell behind attacks in Brussels and Paris is being ‘annihilated’
From: latimes.com Punctuated with gunfire and explosions, a new series of anti-terrorism raids unfolded Friday in the Belgian capital as the French president declared that the extremist cell behind Tuesdays bombings in Brussels and the attacks last November in Paris was being annihilated. The raids here came as French and German […]
Istanbul Mosque Opens Its Doors to Stray Cats on Cold Winter Days
In Istanbul, Turkey, there’s a mosque where you can pray alongside cats. We’re not kitten you! The Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque’s imam Mustafa Efe has been letting stray cats in since last year. He wants to keep them warm during the cold winter days. Efe makes his guests feel exactly like at home. In fact, […]