World’s Biggest Machines for Digging

Here’s a collection of the biggest machines for digging in the world. A tunnel boring machine (TBM) also known as a “mole”, is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They can bore through anything from hard rock to sand. Tunnel diameters can range from a meter (done with micro-TBMs) to 19.25 m to date. Tunnels of less than a meter or so in diameter are typically done using trenchless...

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Strange Trees From Around The World

This is how it looks when nature plays with her creations. Little bit strange and odd, but still beautiful trees from around the world. Enjoy viewing strangest trees from this planet. ...

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Top 5 Sixties Icons Still Active Today

5. Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip “Mick” Jagger became world-famous in the Sixties once “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” became the Rolling Stones first number one record. Almost from the beginning, the band was referred to as “Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones” by the press. As famous for his off-stage behavior as the Rolling Stones’ music, Jagger and the Stones have not toured this decade, but have not announced their retirement. Jagger performed...

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Top 5 Cryptids That Were Proven False

5. Jackalope The jackalope is a mythical animal of North American folklore (a so-called “fearsome critter”) described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns or deer antlers and sometimes a pheasant’s tail (and often hind legs). The word “jackalope” is a portmanteau of “jackrabbit” and “antelope”, an archaic spelling of “antelope”. It is also known as Lepus temperamental us. It is possible that the tales of jackanapes were inspired by sightings of...

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Earth and It’s Tectonic Plates

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large scale motions of Earth’s lithosphere. Plate tectonics is a relatively new theory and it wasn’t until the 1960′s that Geologists, with the help of ocean surveys, began to understand what goes on beneath our feet. The Earth’s surface is made up of a series of large plates. These plates are in constant motion traveling at a few centimeters per year. The ocean floors are continually moving,...

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Mind Blowing Ritual Costumes of West Africa

It’s not just costumes, they are mind blowing costumes. There are a wide variety of masks used in Africa. In West Africa, masks are used in masquerades that form part of religious ceremonies enacted to communicate with spirits and ancestors. Behind almost every West African mask lies a story, often known only to members of a particular ethnic group ...

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