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Pionen is an underground data center that belongs to the biggest Swedish internet service provider Bahnhof. It is located 30 meters under the granite rocks. It was built in a former bomb shelter, thus it can withstand a direct attack with a hydrogen bomb. Two Maybach MTU diesel engines from a submarine are responsible for backup power supply. Together they produce 1.5 megawatts of power. The entrance doors are 40 cm thick. The place is surrounded with the granite and it just mesmerizes with its beauty.
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Where would Brazilian drug dealers hide? They would hole up in the most dangerous slums in Rio. This was what Rio de Janeiro policemen reported. So they held a raid on the shantytown of Alemao after they asked drug traffickers to surrender who, of course, refused to give in. Nearly 200 people have been arrested or detained, and more than 96 buses and cars have been burned during this operation in Rio de Janeiro, the city that will host the final match of the 2014 World Cup as well as the 2016 Olympics. Inside this post, you can see the photographs that show the operation itself, the reaction of local residents on a drug war and a house of an alleged drug trafficker that looks luxurious compared to ordinary buildings in the Brazilian favelas.
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This stunt plane was performing in Santa Fe, Argentina when it snapped apart in mid air. The stunt pilot, Dino Moline, was 22 years old at the time and walked away with only an injured foot by using the plane’s ballistic parachute to bail out.
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From tornadoes to hurricanes, Mother Nature’s fury can be horrendous. These disasters are often overlooked but they can be disastrous. They often cause a tremendous amount of human suffering.
Supercell Thunderstorm in Montana
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Photoshop and some makeup can go a long way to change a girl’s appearance. These photos are all of the same girl. The transformation is nothing short of amazing. The girl goes from a plain Jane to centerfold model.
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This is not your everyday fish tank. The fact is that it began life as a completely different piece of furniture. All you need to make this fish tank is this old TV post and a these instructions and you too can have a new fish tank. Looks great!
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These are beautiful underwater caves. They are absolutely breathtaking. They are very dark but with the diver’s lights, they are very eerie. It is absolutely another world in a very pretty place.
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These are edible dresses that look similar to the dresses worn by Lady GaGa. The dresses are the work of a young Korean artist named Sung Yeonju and are made from various foods.
Tomatoes
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This Chinese riddle can help you to understand how attentive you are in money counting.
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If someone called you at a hotel that you had never heard of before and told you what to do would you do it? You say no, I wouldn’t do that, but do you really know that?
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Even though we live in the 21st century, some people might feel nostalgia for the past. Eleganza manufacturer has created its new menswear line especially for men who wish to go back to the ‘70s. What do you think about this fashion collection?
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I bet that as a child you dreamed of your perfect profession. This is a list of professions that you had no idea even existed. You won’t find policemen, firemen, doctors, or even sales clerks inside. Check out the professions that passed you by.
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You might have heard that Russia is well-known for its bad roads. But this country is also famous for its railway cars falling down into big holes in the ground.
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This short comic story gives a funny answer to this question. I love the conclusion.
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Even celebrities have families. They have brothers, sisters and parents. Some are musicians and some are famous actors. In some cases, the whole family are celebrities. Their families are just as real as yours and mine.
Check out the first part:
Celebrity Families (22 pics)
The Jackson Family
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These are some famous last words for the married man to be…
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This is a very unusual statue. It looks very real. In fact it looks a little too real. It is rather scary looking and someone went to a lot of work to make it look that way. The fascinating part is where the statue comes from.
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This shows how you can turn an old CD ROM into something that is more useful and practical. All you need are these instructions and an old IBM ThinkPad 350 series. You may not need what it becomes, but you need the old CD ROM even less.
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Ice storms are not uncommon in Russia, and the aftereffects can be devastating. Here is one that took place in Petrozavodsk, Russia. It would appear that they bring everything to a complete stop.
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If you don’t like the idea of the introduction of TSA X-ray scanners in airports, you can protest with these underwear and undershirts with 4th Amendment metallic ink-prints.
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The day after Thanksgiving is known as “Black Friday” in the USA. It traditionally begins the Christmas shopping season. On this day people can buy many specials with discounts thus they are eager to wait the whole night in below freezing temperature outside stores in order to be the first ones to get inside the door and grab gifts and presents at the lowest prices. A lot of Americans go shopping on “Black Friday”, one of the reasons it is named “black” is because of the long lines in the stores.