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Saving space in your fridge: Square Watermelons!
The problem: Watermelons, big and round as we know it, waste a lot of space.
The solution: Japanese farmers have forced their watermelons to grow into a square shape by inserting the melons into square tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.
The result? Perfectly square watermelons!
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Past Meets Present
This is how sometimes past meets present in modern Russia.
Old train and modern skyscraper in Russia.
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Breathtaking Monasteries Around the World
1. Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Bhutan)
Taktshang is the most famous of monasteries in Bhutan. It hangs on a cliff at 3,120 metres (10,200 feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the bottom of Paro valley. Famous visitors include Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century and Milarepa.
The name means “Tiger’s nest”, the legend being that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) flew there on the back of a tiger. The monastery includes seven temples which can all be visited. The monastery suffered several blazes and is a recent restoration. Climbing to the monastery is on foot or mule.
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Strata Tower in Abu Dhabi
Dubai is coming out to be the next destination as far as architectural designs are concerned. An example of the same is the Strata tower, a forty story, luxury residential building designed by architects Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture of Asymptote. The work has started on the Al Raha Beach and is slated to be completed by early 2011.
The tower would be 160 meters high and will be tallest building in the Al Dana precinct, which is the centerpiece of Aldar Properties PJSC’s prestigious Al Raha Beach development. The project and its development shall be showcased at Cityscape Abu Dhabi from May 13–15, 2008. the Strata Tower is designed to signify an important and dignified future for the Abu Dhabi and the surrounding region.
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