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Crusaders were terrified of Islamic swords made from Damascus steel, a metal so sharp it could slice a falling silk scarf in mid-air. The exact forging…
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Erecting a ridiculously massive bronze man straddling a harbor entrance, only for an earthquake to snap him right at the knees a few decades later.
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Gustave Eiffel initially pitched his iconic iron lattice tower to the city of Barcelona for the 1888 Universal Exposition. The Spanish officials swiftly…
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Where was the Eiffel Tower originally supposed to be built before the host city rejected it as a hideous eyesore?
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