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Mount Roraima - The Amazing Places

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Mount Roraima - Amazing Places 1 Mount Roraima is a pretty remarkable place. It is a tabletop mountain with sheer 400-metre high cliffs on all sides. There is only one ‘easy’ way up, on a natural staircase-like ramp on the Venezuelan side – to get up any other way takes and experienced rock climber. On the top of the mountain it rains almost every day, washing away most of the nutrients for plants to grow and creating a unique landscape on the bare sandstone surface.

12 Coolest Objects Inspired by The Avengers Characters

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1. Ads Creative advertising campaign for Target stores features iconic weapons of The Avengers team of superheroes made out of toys, beverage cans, and other household objects. Similarly, Mjolnir is made out of Dr. Pepper cans, toys, a toaster, a radio, a dumbbell and a thermos. The representations of the rest of the cast are equally creative.

Geirangerfjord Norway - Amazing Places

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Geirangerfjord Norway 1 The Geirangerfjord (in Norwegian: Geirangerfjorden) is one of Norway's most popular sights. The Geirangerfjord offers visitors three breathtaking waterfalls hitting the fjord on both sides of the waterway: The Seven Sisters (with seven falls), the Bridal Veil, and the Suitor. Many Scandinavian cruises include the town of Geiranger in their cruise itinerary to show the beauty of the Geirangerfjord

10 Weirdest and Uniquely Shaped Buildings

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1. The Hashtag Tower (Seoul, Korea) Now this is something to talk about: Danish architects BIG have designed an apartment tower complex that looks like a hashtag. The Cross # Towers constitute a three-dimensional urban community of interlocking horizontal and vertical towers. Three public bridges connect two slender towers at different levels – underground, on the street and in the air. Catering to the demands and desires of different residents, age groups and cultures, the bridges are landscaped and equipped for a variety of activities traditionally restricted to the ground. The resultant volume forms a distinct figure on the new skyline of Seoul – a “#” that serves as a gateway to the new Yongsan Business District, signaling a radical departure from the crude repetition of disconnected towers, leaning towards a new urban community that populates the three-dimensional space of the city.

New York: THE ELLIS ISLAND IMMIGRATION MUSEUM

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New York: THE ELLIS ISLAND IMMIGRATION MUSEUM 1 The Ellis Island Immigration Museum is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and is one of the country's most popular historic sites. In 2001, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service, unveiled the American Family Immigration History Center ® . This exciting family research facility at Ellis Island provides visitors with advanced computer and multimedia technology, printed materials, and professional assistance for investigating immigration history, family documentation, and genealogical exploration.

12 Coolest Pixelated Fashion Accessories

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1. Pixelated Towel Cover yourself in edited-for-content pixelation with the self-censored bath towel. She's completely covered up and completely naked at the same time, so it's win-win for everybody involved. Sorry, but this is the sexiest bath towel ever. Nothing is more alluring than when you're presented with nudity that a censor has looked at and decided, "No, you can't have this nudity. This nudity will damage you."

New York - Time Square

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New York - Time Square 1 Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square, iconified as "The Crossroads of the World" and the "The Great White Way", is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. According to Travel + Leisure magazine's October 2011 survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.

5 Real-Life Dolls Who Have Achieved Internet Fame

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Dolls hold a strange power of attraction over little girls. I suppose it is normal, but is it really if the attraction turns into an unhealthy obsession as they grow older? Some grown-up girls seem to be so infatuated with dolls that they want to look exactly like their plastic playmates. And a handful of them actually manage to achieve these looks. Here we have a story of five girls who have achieved huge fame on the internet by looking exactly like dolls. We’re not sure if it is because of makeup, Photoshop, plastic surgery, natural beauty, or a combination of all four. All we know is that looks don’t get a lot more doll-like than this. I don’t know if you could categorize these looks as innocent or plain creepy. But I’ll let you be the judge of that.