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One thing I noticed was in the text of the Everest photo: " Mount Everest, the tallest point on the planet, stands 29,028 feet (8,848 m) tall. Its peak was first conquered in 1935."
One thing I noticed was in the text of the Everest photo: " Mount Everest, the tallest point on the planet, stands 29,028 feet (8,848 m) tall. Its peak was first conquered in 1935."
What am I missing?
Dyslexia. It was 1953 (looks like they corrected it)
Last edited by harry chickpea; 11-06-2013 at 01:47 PM..
One thing I noticed was in the text of the Everest photo: " Mount Everest, the tallest point on the planet, stands 29,028 feet (8,848 m) tall. Its peak was first conquered in 1935."
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, beginning at 11:57 p.m. EST on Feb. 3, 2014, and peaking at midnight EST. NASA released images of the flare as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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Those wired photos are absolutely amazing. Seeing Earth from that altitude makes human and all human issues seem trivial. We are so insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Looking down from high above, we are but grains of sand.
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