Interesting

House in the Middle of a Motorway

One Chinese couple has refused to sell their house because they thought that the government’s relocation compensation was not enough. Now the building stands in the middle of the road and the car drivers have to drive around it.

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ISS Star Trails

Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit: “My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector …

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The Gun Katar

This Indian Combination Katar/Flintlock Pistol has the broad 9 1/2-inch blade with central fuller. German silver grips with pierced and beaded rims and embossed with florals and fitted with German silver boxlock actions, the side engraved with elephants and boars. …

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Unlikely Friends

A former US Air Force pilot Dale Zelko and Zoltan Dani, the former commander of a Yugoslav anti-aircraft rocket unit, met face-to-face in Dani’s kitchen in Serbia after years of engaging in an unlikely correspondence. During the Kosovo War of …

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Expensive Plane Seats

It takes over 18 hours to get from New York to Singapore. If you want to travel with comfort you should book seats like these in a modern Airbus A380. But it’s very expensive. Two-way ticket will cost you $16,000.

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