1937-1954:Temporary ski-jump at Soldier Field, Chicago via Retronaut
This is really neat besides that its suggesting our universe is a few pathetic million light years across, when we recently discovered a large Quasar cluster stretching 4 billion light years in diameter. Also our own galaxy is 80,000 light years across..lol.
Caño Cristales is a Colombian river located in the Serrania de la Macarena province of Meta. The river is commonly called “The River of Five Colors,” “The Liquid Rainbow” or even “The Most Beautiful River in the World” due to the algae-produced colors such as red, yellow, green, blue and black at the bottom of the river giving it a unique appearance.
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I AM ACTUALLY LAUGHING SO HARD I AM CRYING SOMEONE GET ME THIS BOOK
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The Grand Duchesses dancing
At the beginning of the summer of 1914 the Imperial Yacht “Standats” started its traditional annual cruise, this will be the last quiet holiday to Nicholas and Alexandra before the start of the First World War. The Grand Duchesses dancing on the deck of Standart with officers of the Imperial Yacht.