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In 1997, Julia "Butterfly" Hill climbed a 1,000-year-old redwood tree and lived 180 feet in the air for 738 days. Suspended on tiny platforms, she survived 90 mph El Niño storms and near constant harassment from loggers. But she refused to touch the ground until she successfully saved the tree.
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In 1997, Julia "Butterfly" Hill climbed a 1,000-year-old redwood tree and lived 180 feet in the air for 738 days. Suspended on tiny platforms, she survived 90 mph El Niño storms and near constant harassment from loggers. But she refused to touch the ground until she successfully saved the tree.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 3 days ago
Castle Romeo remains one of the most iconic photographs of a nuclear explosion, detonated on March 27, 1954, at 6:30 A.M, just before sunrise over Bikini Atoll during the Operation Castle nuclear tests.
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Castle Romeo remains one of the most iconic photographs of a nuclear explosion, detonated on March 27, 1954, at 6:30 A.M, just before sunrise over Bikini Atoll during the Operation Castle nuclear tests.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 3 days ago
The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria, is an ancient ruin that stands out in the middle of an ocean of dunes in the Sahara. Its history and origins have been almost completely lost over time.
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The Ksar Draa in Timimoun, Algeria, is an ancient ruin that stands out in the middle of an ocean of dunes in the Sahara. Its history and origins have been almost completely lost over time.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 4 days ago
There is a building in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey which covers 3 period of history in its architecture. Roman Empire (bottom), Ottoman Empire (in the middle), Republic (3 floor building)
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There is a building in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey which covers 3 period of history in its architecture. Roman Empire (bottom), Ottoman Empire (in the middle), Republic (3 floor building)

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 4 days ago
Image 1 — The Azorean hood, or ‘capote e capelo,’ was a traditional garment commonly worn in the Azores, particularly on the island of Faial, until the 1930s.
Image 2 — The Azorean hood, or ‘capote e capelo,’ was a traditional garment commonly worn in the Azores, particularly on the island of Faial, until the 1930s.
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The Azorean hood, or ‘capote e capelo,’ was a traditional garment commonly worn in the Azores, particularly on the island of Faial, until the 1930s.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 7 days ago
A long, empty road stretches into the horizon as two figures approach each other from opposite directions. This 1951 photograph by Michael Wolgensinger captures a quiet rural scene near Cádiz, Spain.
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A long, empty road stretches into the horizon as two figures approach each other from opposite directions. This 1951 photograph by Michael Wolgensinger captures a quiet rural scene near Cádiz, Spain.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 7 days ago
5-year-old after day’s work, was tired and refused to be photographed, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine for National Child Labor Committee.
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5-year-old after day’s work, was tired and refused to be photographed, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1911. Photo by Lewis Hine for National Child Labor Committee.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 7 days ago
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u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 8 days ago
At the point on Earth's surface at 0° latitude and 0° longitude (0°N 0°E, or in the Gulf of Guinea), there, there is a location called "Null Island," but there's no actual island. The location is marked by a permanently-moored weather buoy.
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At the point on Earth's surface at 0° latitude and 0° longitude (0°N 0°E, or in the Gulf of Guinea), there, there is a location called "Null Island," but there's no actual island. The location is marked by a permanently-moored weather buoy.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 9 days ago
Woman standing next to Redwood tree, 1950s, redwood tree is one of the tallest and oldest tree species on Earth, native mainly to California and parts of Oregon
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Woman standing next to Redwood tree, 1950s, redwood tree is one of the tallest and oldest tree species on Earth, native mainly to California and parts of Oregon

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 11 days ago
Gaston Rébuffat mountain climbing in France, 1944 Photography by George Tairraz on the summit of the 'Clocher de Planpraz' (often identified as Aiguille du Roc) in the Mont Blanc massif
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Gaston Rébuffat mountain climbing in France, 1944 Photography by George Tairraz on the summit of the 'Clocher de Planpraz' (often identified as Aiguille du Roc) in the Mont Blanc massif

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 11 days ago
Intricate marble carvings inside the Luna Vasahi Temple, part of the renowned Dilwara Temples in Mount Abu, photographed circa 1948.
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Intricate marble carvings inside the Luna Vasahi Temple, part of the renowned Dilwara Temples in Mount Abu, photographed circa 1948.

u/Suspicious-Slip248 — 12 days ago