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lighthouse of alexandria (former)
from seven wonders of the world posted in history by pete_nice
Commissioned by the first Ptolemy in 280 BC, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was a monumental structure that stood around 400 ft (122 m) tall.
The lighthouse functioned through the use of large fires in the interior cylinder and a use giant mirror at the top. It's referenced throughout historical texts, and the lighthouse's image was printed on coins from the era.
The lighthouse, or Pharos, was badly damaged in earthquakes in 956, and then again in 1303 and 1323. In 1480, the Sultan of Qaitbay demolished the remnants to create a citadel.
view full location details...electrical audio
from steve albini posted in music by pete_nice
Former Big Black frontman and legendary producer Steve Albini founded the Electrical Audio studio in the mid-90s. Studio space and sound engineering are available for booking.
This studio was featured in the first episode of Sonic Highways.
view full location details...town and country jeep chrysler dodge
from this american life posted in radio by pete_nice
Featured in the This American Life episode called "129 Cars," the Town & Country Jeep Chrysler Dodge in Levittown on Long Island is a boiler room of salespeople and strategists doing what they need to do to hit their numbers.
I'm looking forward to when I can binge watch this reality show.
view full location details...north brother island
from typhoid mary posted in history by pete_nice
Although it's now off-limits to the public and currently serves as a bird sanctuary in the Harbor Heron Preserves project, North Brother Island was once a quarantine zone for people with infectious diseases.
North Brother Island held several cases of smallpox, tuberculosis, and other diseases, but the most famous resident was undoubtedly Typhoid Mary.
Mary Mallon, an Irish immigrant who worked as a cook, was visibly healthy to an inspection. After following a trail of fevers and infections in 1906, researcher George Soper connected the dots to Mallon.
Mary was an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid fever, meaning that she carried the disease without suffering from the symptoms. She was forcibly quarantined (twice) on North Brother Island until her death from a stroke there in 1938. She was 69 years old.
View a recent photo essay of the North Brother Island ruins.
view full location details...international thermonuclear experimental reactor (iter)
from energy posted in technology by pete_nice
Located in southeastern France, the ITER is the first large-scale attempt at nuclear fusion. To make a comparison, fusion is the combination of atoms (like what the sun does), instead of splitting an atom (which is nuclear fission).
With seven member entities contributing to the ambitious megaproject- including the European Union, India, Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and the United States- the project is scheduled to go online in 2019 with a price tag of around $50 billion U.S.
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