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Most Fascinating Tombs in the World

17. March 2010

1. Catacombs of Paris Officially called les carrières de Paris or “the quarries of Paris,” the Catacombs of Paris is a network of underground tunnels and rooms that used to be Roman-era limestone quarries. In the late 1700s, Paris was suffering from diseases caused by improper burials and mass graves in church cemeteries. Local authorities [...]

World’s Most Expensive Engineering Projects

25. December 2009

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Here is a list of the world’s most expensive engineering projects with estimated costs and short descriptions of each project (sources: iCivilEngineer, China Daily, Wikipedia). Some of the projects are already completed, some are under construction, so the cost estimates are not definitive. 5. Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier: 8.1 billion USD Artist’s concept [...]

Top 10 Richest Person In The World 2009

16. December 2009

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1. William Gates III Rank: 1 Net Worth: $40.0 bil, Fortune: self made Software visionary regains title as the world’s richest man despite losing $18 billion in the past 12 months. Stepped down from day-to-day duties at Microsoft last summer to devote his talents and riches to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Organization’s assets [...]

Top 10 Incredible Underground Lakes and Rivers

27. November 2009

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Far below the Earth’s surface, where the sun rarely penetrates, is a world of twinkling glow worms, precious gems and limestone caves and mountains, a land inhabited by nature alone. Within this world are visions to rival many landscapes decorating our horizon; lakes lie still and calm, great networks of caves know no borders and [...]

Top 10 Most Fascinating Mazes

9. November 2009

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1. Longleat Hedge Maze (UK) Made up of more than 16,000 english yews, Longleat’s spectacular hedge maze –the world’s longest– was first laid out in 1975 by designer Greg Bright. The Maze covers an area of around 1.48 acres (0.6 hectares) with a total pathway length of 1.69 miles (2.72 kilometres). Unlike most other conventional [...]