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  • In 1997, Julia "Butterfly" Hill climbed a 1,000-year-old redwood tree and lived 180 feet in the air for 738 days. Suspended on tiny platforms, she survived 90 mph El Niño storms and near constant harassment from loggers. But she refused to touch the ground until she successfully saved the tree.
    In 1997, Julia "Butterfly" Hill climbed a 1,000-year-old redwood tree and lived 180 feet in the air for 738 days. Suspended on tiny platforms, she survived 90 mph El Niño storms and near constant harassment from loggers. But she refused to touch the ground until she successfully saved the tree.
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  • Terry Fox, a 21 year old Canadian who lost a leg to cancer, began a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon a day. He made it 143 days and 5,373 km before the spread of his cancer forced him to quit. He diẹd June 1981.
    Terry Fox, a 21 year old Canadian who lost a leg to cancer, began a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon a day. He made it 143 days and 5,373 km before the spread of his cancer forced him to quit. He diẹd June 1981.
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  • Marble that looks wet. This jaw-dropping detail comes from “The Nymph” (La Ninfa) by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1823–1880)where solid stone is carved to mimic water rippling around her bare feet.
    The full sculpture was executed in 1858 for Palazzo Facchi in Brescia
    Marble that looks wet. This jaw-dropping detail comes from “The Nymph” (La Ninfa) by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1823–1880)where solid stone is carved to mimic water rippling around her bare feet. The full sculpture was executed in 1858 for Palazzo Facchi in Brescia
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  • Newport Arch in Lincoln, a 3rd-century Roman gate and the UK’s oldest arch still used by traffic.
    Newport Arch in Lincoln, a 3rd-century Roman gate and the UK’s oldest arch still used by traffic.
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  • A stone drawing of a woman thousands of years old found in France
    A stone drawing of a woman thousands of years old found in France
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  • Soviet Mi-8 helicopter flying past the Bamiyan Buddhas, Afghanistan, 1980 — monuments that stood for 1,500 years before their destruction in 2001.
    Soviet Mi-8 helicopter flying past the Bamiyan Buddhas, Afghanistan, 1980 — monuments that stood for 1,500 years before their destruction in 2001.
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