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The Antikythera – a 2000 year old computer!

From second-century BC Greece, the Antikythera is a mechanical computer that, in terms of complexity, was 1,500 years ahead of it’s time!

It is a shock to discover that the ancients had the abilty to not only design a device of this complexity, but that they had the metallurgucal precision to create it.

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Posted by majordomo@incrediblefacts.com on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 9:17 am in Cool Stuff, Featured, Human Endeavours, Numbers & Maths, Science, Technology | No Comments »

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This is a grammatically correct sentence:
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Amazingly, eight buffalo’s in a row conforms to the rules of English grammar. The word “buffalo” in the sentence is used as a noun, a verb and an adjective (the place name Buffalo). The sentence was devised by William J. Rapaport, an associate professor at the University of….BUFFALO!
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Posted by majordomo@incrediblefacts.com on Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 11:14 am in Bizarre, Cool Stuff, Language | No Comments »

OMG! a Harris Hawk killed my camera (video)

This Harris Hawk kills the camera that is videoing it (Youtube).

My camera is broken beyond repair. If you enjoyed the video please consider donating any amount towards a new one. Thanks.

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Posted by majordomo@incrediblefacts.com on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 at 12:48 am in Cool Stuff, Natural World, animals & pets | No Comments »

Google Map – Railway to Nowhere and Big Triangle, Arizona

What is going on in Arizona???!!!
This railway track just loops round on itself!

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Whereas a little to the right there is this Big Triangle in the middle of nowhere…

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Tags: arizona, desert, google, map, railway, strange, triangle
Posted by majordomo@incrediblefacts.com on Sunday, July 12th, 2009 at 9:09 am in Bizarre, Conspiracies, Cool Stuff, Google Maps, Human Endeavours | No Comments »

Incredible photo of 18,000 troops in formation

It took 18,000 troops from Camp Dodge, DesMoines to stand in perfect formation to make this picture of a human Statue of Liberty.

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Posted by majordomo@incrediblefacts.com on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 at 11:05 am in Anatomy & Physiology, Bizarre, Cool Stuff, Current Affairs, Entertainment & The Arts, Human Endeavours, Military, Science | No Comments »