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Cold Water Geysers

A typical geyser expels hot water and steam when an underground spring comes in contact with hot rocks heated by magma, causing the water to boil. The resulting expansion of the super heated water causes hot water and steam to spray out of the geyser’s surface vent resulting in the geyser effect. But not all geysers are driven by steam. Some of them are propelled by carbon-dioxide gas. The water of these geysers are cold, and they are called cold water geysers.

A cold water geyser erupts above treetops in Andernach, Germany. Photo credit: Holger Weinandt/Wikimedia Commons

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Chandu Numerology Pada June 28, 2023 Komentar

Fernando Traverso's Bicycles

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Throughout the streets of Rosario, a city in the central Argentine province of Santa Fe, you will find hundreds of images of bicycles stenciled in the walls. Each bicycle pay homage to a victim of Argentina's military dictatorship.

The project was started in 2001 by Fernando Traverso, an Argentinian hospital worker and political activist, who began by spray painting twenty-nine life-sized bicycle stencils on walls, windows, doors and other spaces across his home town Rosario in memory of his twenty-nine friends who were abducted and killed during Argentina's state-sponsored terrorism which lasted from 1974 to 1983.

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Chandu Numerology Pada June 27, 2023 Komentar

The Monument to Soviet Tank Crews

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For many decades, a Soviet tank raised on a pedestal in the center of Prague was a monument to the liberation of the city by the Red Army at the end of World War II. But when the Soviet Union invaded the country in 1968 to crush the country’s attempt at freedom and democratization, known as the Prague Spring, public perception of the tank memorial shifted. It was no longer seen as a symbol of liberation and freedom, but a cruel reminder of the communist oppression imposed by the Soviet Union. In 1991, a group of art students painted the Soviet tank bright pink in protest, sparking intense debate and discussion within the Czech society. This was followed by many more acts of vandalism aimed towards the tank, culminating in the removal of the monument from the square.

The tank memorial at its original location, in Prague. Credit: Wikimedia

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The World's Deepest Submarine Rescue

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More than eighty hours after the Titan submersible lost contact with its surface ship while on a dive to explore the wreck of the Titanic at 12,500 feet, reports have emerged that the submersible experienced a catastrophic implosion killing everyone on board. A remotely operated underwater vehicle has discovered debris from the Titan on the ocean bead, not far from where the wreck of the Titanic lay. Now as the world mourns the tragic loss of five lives and debates the sea-worthiness of the vehicle and all the wrongs the company OceanGate did, let us recall the story about a dramatic rescue that happened fifty years ago when another submersible sank to the ocean floor sparking a 76-hour international rescue operation.

The rescue of Roger Chapman and Roger Mallinson.

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Dresdens Tobacco Mosque

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The ‘Tobacco Mosque’ in Dresden, Germany, by the city’s main railway line, is a fascinating structure. The impressive building with a 60-feet-high glazed dome and minarets stands out from the otherwise Baroque architecture found in Dresden’s historic old town. But despite its appearance, the building is not a mosque; it’s a former tobacco and cigarette factory.

The building was built between 1907 and 1909 by Jewish entrepreneur Hugo Zietz, who founded the Yenidze Tobacco and Cigarette Factory in the late 19th century. The company was named “Yenidze” after the Ottoman town in Western Thrace from which the tobacco was imported. This town is currently called Genisea and is located in modern Greece.