Tag: europe
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Highest Railway Station In Europe: Jungfraujoch In Switzerland
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Why are German numbers backwards?
My German is relatively basic, but this is true for Dutch as well. 42 is pronounced twee-en-veertig (“two and forty”). Spoken language was in existence before written language. Many numerals existing today were created long before reading was practised, so if there is any direction in a language at all, German does not “read” “backwards”,…
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Airtags, DHL and North Korea
Fun project, and crappy customer service from DHL.
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Octopuses, crabs and lobsters to be recognised as sentient beings
Octopuses, crabs and lobsters will receive greater welfare protection in UK law following an LSE report which demonstrates that there is strong scientific evidence that these animals have the capacity to experience pain, distress or harm. The UK government has today confirmed that the scope of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill will be extended to…
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Europe
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If you ever wondered how fast the Eurostar goes
Bar some tunnels (Lille, Channel) this gives a quite good overview using GPS. Brussels Midi to London St Pancras.
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Fishies
