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Kongo Gumi of Japan has been in the building business since 578 A.D. and is the oldest construction company in the world. |
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The Pitsa painted panels in Greece are the oldest human paintings not found in caves. The oldest of these panels, found near the Corinthia region, date back to 600 B.C. Most of the examples of this kind of art that have survived are from Egypt and have been preserved by the dry climate. |
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Even if something is ancient it can still be useful. The Mycenaean Bridge at Kazarma was built more than 3,000 years ago but is still used by modern Greeks. The arch bridge is an impressive feat of engineering, as it doesn't use any type of adhesive to hold itself together. It was also built with curbs, presumably to keep speeding chariots from falling off. |
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Scientists recently discovered that the oldest single tree in the world is 5,067 years old as of the 2017 growing season. The tree is a Bristlecone Pine, found in White Mountains, California. It beats the previous record holder named Methuselah, which is located nearby. |
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The country that was home to Picasso and El Greco is also believed to be home to the world's oldest cave paintings. A study by the University of Bristol, based on carbon-dating results in 2012, determined that the prehistoric dots and crimson-hued stencils in a cave on Spain's northern coast are more than 40,000 years old. Archaeologists think Neanderthals could be the oldest painters. |
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Found in Krapina, Croatia, in 2015, the oldest jewelry is about 130,000 years old. This prehistoric bling, found at a Neanderthal site, is in the form of a necklace or a bracelet of eagle talons. The claws bear evidence of cut marks and polishing. Scientists believe the jewelry was used for ceremonial purposes. |
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When most people hear the word "fossils," they likely think of dinosaurs, but scientists can learn a lot from the fossilized remains of organisms of all sizes. In 2017, researchers announced they had discovered tiny bacteria fossils in layers of quartz found in Canada that are believed to be at least 3.8 billion years old. Scientists believe these fossils can help us learn about the very first lifeforms that took shape after Earth formed. |
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The oldest known materials of any kind on the planet are zircon crystals found in western Australia's Jack Hills region that are 4.4 billion years old. Elements in these zircons suggest they came from water-rich, granite-like rocks. The presence of quartz as well as the result of isotopic studies of the materials suggests that continental crust was forming very early in Earth's history and that tectonic activity was occurring as well. |
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https://i.postimg.cc/VkRXfLYJ/BBVBkIK.jpg Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the United States. It was established in 1885. |
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1943-D Lincoln Bronze Penny There’s only one known example of a 1943 Lincoln-D penny struck in bronze alloy instead of the zinc plated steel (bronze and copper were being saved to fill metal shortages during World War II). Though there’s no record of any other bronze 1943 pennies minted in Denver (indicated by the “D” on the coin), up to 20 examples may have been struck on the bronze alloy at each of the Philadelphia and San Francisco Mints. This particular coin sold September 2010 in a private sale by Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey for $1.7 million |
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My brother in law and his wife used to live in Cologne. During one of our visits we decided to go see the Cathedral, boldly without our hosts. This was back before GPS, so Christa gave directions (go to the corner in this town, go left; go til you see the tree in the road, go right, stay on that road until you see the red barn painted white, etc). Naturally, it didn't take long to get off the map - but - the good news is the Cathedral towers over the rest of the city so as long as you keep heading in that direction you will find it. All was well. Until it was time to go back. Of course there were not road signs that said "To Steve and Christa's apartment". So I tried back tracking to no avail. My wife and her mom were in the back of the mini van, chittering away, snacking on some local delicacies. I said "Babe, I do not know where I am going". She paused long enough to say something nebulous and not helpful, like "oh - you always find the way. You'll do fine". I drove a bit farther, before trying again. "Honey - this is really not working. I could use some help up here navigating". Again, she said something both wonderfully encouraging and yet singularly unhelpful. Finally - I lost it. I said "BABE!! WE ARE LOST!!; WE ARE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY!! I DON'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE!! WE ARE GOING TO DIE ALONE IN THE STREETS!" or something to that effect. She looked at me, quietly, and with big brown puppy dog eyes, said "...would you like a bite of chocolate?" :mad: |
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Needless to say we did find our way back. I stopped at a Shell Station that had a giant map out by the road. By memorizing local landmarks (traffic circles, mostly) I was able to get us back to the apartment. That was also my first opportunity to drive on the famed Autoban: in a mid 80's Toyota Minivan, with a top speed of about 100! (kph, that is). K |
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The discovery of a fossilized, 42-million-year-old, four-legged whale is shedding new light on the evolution and geographical spread of these aquatic mammals. The ancestors of modern whales and dolphins evolved from a small, four-limbed hoofed animal that lived in south Asia around 50 million years ago, during the Eocene. Fossil evidence suggests these aquatic mammalian pioneers reached North America by 41.2 million years ago, swimming from West Africa across the Atlantic. The surprise discovery of a previously unknown, 42.6-million-year-old quadrupedal whale along the coast of Peru has resulted in an important addendum to this story: Ancient whales made South America, and not North America, their first home in the New World. |
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https://i.postimg.cc/8PLQKsGf/screenshot-7036.png Supposedly the only 1965 R code 427/425 HP 4 door Galaxie 500 built |
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