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London surgeon carries out first UK remote robotic surgery 1,500 miles away using four-armed robot fitted with 3D camera
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Mount Everest Is the world’s highest mountain but tot the tallest - Mauna Kea is roughly 4,000 feet taller when measured from base to peak, and Mount Chimborazo about 6,800 feet taller by being located near the equator, as it bulges at its middle due to the centrifugal forces produced by rotation.

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The Nobel of architecture

Giraffes of Kalahari Desert

Oxford University predates the Aztec Empire — teaching at Oxford began around 1096, more than two centuries before Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325.

Reno, Nevada (39°31N, 119°49W) lies about 86 miles WEST of Los Angles (34°03′N 118°15′W).

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Washing and drying freshly woven rugs in Iran

Driving Directions hotline center in 1963

St. Peter Stiftskulinarium, a restaurant within the St Peter's Abbey in Salzburg, Austria - having served both Mozart and Christopher Columbus since its opening in 803 CE, it is the oldest currently operating restaurant in the world.

The mystery of France's 'Stonehenge' - the Carnac stones, a dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France.

Hamburger University - a global training center dedicated to developing individual skills and knowledge in restaurant operation procedures. Getting into HU is extremely competitive, often cited as being harder than into Ivy League schools. Students earn an honorary Bachelor of Hamburgerology.

The stair section at the top of Yosemite Falls

Built directly into solid granite, Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki opened in 1969 as one of Finland’s most striking examples of rock-cut modernism; designed by brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen. Featuring remarkable acoustics, it is used for concerts as much as worship.

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The accurate New York City model, by Queens-born artist Joe Macken; painstakingly produced over 21 years, it will become a permanent exhibit and the City Museum.

It was not Benjamin Franklin but George Vernon Hudson, New Zealand postal worker and entomologist, who invented daylight saving time. In 1895, he suggested moving clocks ahead two hours, so that he could hunt for bugs after his postal duties were done. The idea was adopted by NZ Parliament in 1927.

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Kansai International Airport has handled millions of passengers and countless flights, all while maintaining perfect baggage records. This success reflects meticulous planning, cutting-edge technology, and a culture of precision deeply embedded in Japan’s history and work ethic.

The Legend of Japan's 'Earthquake Fish' The serpent-like oarfish has long been considered an omen of natural disaster. Scientists are shaking up that old superstition.

Japan’s ‘Earthquake Fish’ (Onamazu), a large oarfish which is considered to be a harbinger of doom in Japanese folklore, suggesting that sightings of this long, deep-sea, silver fish in shallow waters foretell impending earthquakes or tsunamis.
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The JFK Runway Run—a 5K annual race at John F. Kennedy International Airport which temporarily shuts down an active aircraft runway, allowing participants to race where jets normally take off and land.⁠

Slovakia’s capital city of Bratislava borders Austria and Hungary, making it the world’s only capital to border two countries.

Achiote tree (Bixa orellana) which produces annatto seeds that contain natural carotenoid dye used in cooking and cosmetics. It is where cheddar got its famous hue.

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For over 2,000 years, the waters of the Euphrates have washed over Roman mosaics.
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Neapolitan Boat sardines