Inside the Catacombs of Paris: The Final Resting Place of Millions of Bones

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The Catacombs of Paris or Catacombes de Paris is an underground ossuary in Paris, France. Located south of the former city gate (the “Barrière d’Enfer” at today’s Place Denfert-Rochereau), the ossuary holds the remains of about six million people and fills a renovated section of caverns and tunnels that are the remains of Paris’s stone … Read more

A 5-year-old boy blasted about eight feet

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A five-year-old boy was blasted about eight feet into the air by a jet of water as he played in a public fountain in China. The child’s clothes were torn to shreds by the high pressure water and he suffered a bloody nose and cuts after he landed face first on the concrete. The exact … Read more

Kjeragbolten, Norway: A cool Place for Hiking

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Kjeragbolten is a Norwegian boulder, located in the Kjerag mountain in Rogaland, Norway. The rock itself is a 5 m³ glacial deposit wedged in the mountain’s crevasse. It is a popular tourist destination and is accessible without any climbing equipment. However, it is suspended above a 984-meter deep abyss. It is also a popular site … Read more