Huayna Picchu: The Stairs of Death Jutting majestically into the Peruvian sky, Huayna Picchu is not for the faint-hearted. This ancient Inca peak, ominously nicknamed “The Stairs of Death,” lures adventure seekers worldwide. The path to its summit is a steep and treacherous challenge, inspiring both awe and fear. Huayna Picchu, translating to “Young Mountain,”…
What Caused The Al Naslaa Rock Formation To Split In Two? he Al Naslaa Rock Formation is a great example of how nature is a serious force to be reckoned with, being a giant, solid boulder that looks as though it was split down the middle with the aid of an alien’s laser weapon. Far…
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Pythagorean Theorem Found on Ancient Babylonian Clay Tablets Predating Pythagoras by 1,000 Years The Pythagorean theorem is one of the most famous and fundamental mathematical formulas that every student learns in school. It states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the longest side of the triangle) is equal…
In 2005, a Croatian architect designed a 230-foot-long organ that turns the rhythm of the waves into actual music. Nope, not nonsensical bellows or chaotic tones. Real, actual, music. Most of us have never seen, or heard, anything like it. Pretty amazing, right? The Sea Organ, or the Morske Orgulje, is an incredible feat of…