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New 7 wonders (21 finalists)
Published on May 25, 2007
20 PlacemarksUntil 07.07.07. everyone can vote for the new seven wonders out of 21 man-made buildings completed before 2000.
Angelina Jolie’s Tattoos…
Published on May 22, 2007
5 Placemarks… show the exact coordinates of her adopted and own children’s birthplaces. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h09fmCILvzw
Boeing stuck on street
Published on May 18, 2007
1 PlacemarkIn Mumbai a discarded Boeing 737 on the way to Delhi got stuck on the street. The truck-driver lost his way and abandoned the plane because a flyover was too low for the big load.
Magellan-Pinguin in Peru aufgetaucht
Published on May 18, 2007
2 PlacemarksEin Magellan-Pinguin ist von der Südspitze Chiles 5000 km bis nach Peru “gereist”. Der flugunfähige Vogel, der normalerweise kältere Gefilde bevorzugt, wird nach eingehenden medizinischen Untersuchungen wieder nach Hause geschickt. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan-Pinguin
Baby gets a gun permit
Published on May 18, 2007
1 PlacemarkIn Chicago, Illinois a 10-month old baby applied for a gun permit and received it after paying the $5-fee. The officials justify that there are no age restrictions for the cards.
The Solar Project
Published on May 16, 2007
2 PlacemarksSolar One and Solar Two were pilot projects in the Mojave desert (California). The aim was to build and test a solar termal power plant. Solar Tres, located in Andalusia (Spain), will be the first commercial 15MW power plant.
“Crop circles” in the desert?
Published on May 12, 2007
3 PlacemarksStrange circles in Egypt
Sommernacht St. Wolfgang
Published on May 6, 2007
1 PlacemarkIn St. Wolfgang am Wolfgangsee findet jeden zweiten Montag im Sommer ein Sommerfest statt. Nicht nur die Gäste, sondern auch Einheimische kommen hier auf ihre Kosten!
Donauinselfest 2009
Published on May 6, 2007
3 PlacemarksDas größte Freiluftevent Europas in Wien findet heuer vom 26. – 28. Juni statt. Eintritt frei!
Channel Tunnel
Published on May 1, 2007
2 PlacemarksA 51.5 km (31 miles) long rail tunnel connecting England to France. Grand opening: May 6th, 1994.
Christopher Columbus: Crossing the Atlantic (1492)
Published on April 14, 2007
6 PlacemarksOn August 3, 1492 Christopher Columbus departed from Palos (Spain) with three ships to find a new sea route to China and India which were important trading partners for Europe. As everyone knows Columbus didn’t reach India – he discovered a “new world”.