Zachary Fritzsche

China‘s Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, Opening In June 2025, Will Be The World’s Tallest Bridge At 2,051 ft Above River Level. Located In Guizhou, The 9,482-ft Steel Truss Suspension Bridge Cuts Travel Time From 2 Hrs To 1 Min. Its 22,000-Ton Trusses Weigh 3x Eiffel Towers. Nearly Half Of The World’s 100 Tallest Bridges Are In Guizhou.

The Denmark Strait Cataract, Beneath The Atlantic Between Iceland And Greenland, Is The World’s Largest Waterfall At 11,500ft—3x The Height Of Angel Falls. Formed In The Last Ice Age, It Cascades Slowly (1.6 Ft/Secs Compared To Niagara’s 100ft/Sec.) But Plays A Critical Role In Ocean Circulation, Connecting To The Global Thermohaline Loop.

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The Vande Bharat Train Is The First Train In The World To Complete A Trial Run On The World’s Highest Rail Bridge, The Chenab Bridge (359m High, 35m Taller Than The Eiffel Tower), In Jammu And Kashmir (J-K), Connecting The Region To The Rest Of India. The Train Features Advanced Heating Systems And Climate-Related Amenities For J-K’s Extreme Weather.

The World’s Biggest Iceberg, A23a, Stuck For 37 Years In The Weddell Sea, Is Now Moving From Antarctica. A23a Is More Than Twice The Size Of Greater London, 400m Thick, And Set Adrift Due To Natural Conditions. Its Journey May Disrupt Animal Habitats In South Georgia But Contributes Nutrients Upon Melting, Which Is Vital For Ocean Life.

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Spain, Like Demark First Did In 2014, Has Passed A Law That Would Enable People Over 16 To Legally Identify As Another Gender Without Medical Evaluation, And Confirm It 3 Months Later. The Law Changes The Usual Process That Required A Medical Diagnosis Of Gender Dysphoria And To Be On Hormonal Treatment For 2 Yrs Before A Gender Change.

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The ~2073 Ft Long Pedestrian Glass Bottom Bridge, Which Was Built In Vietnam, Has Been Deemed The Longest Glass Bottom Bridge In The World By The Guinness World Records. The Bach Long Bridge, Which Has 3 Layers Of 40 mm Of Tempered Glass That Can Support 450 People At A Time, Is Suspended ~500 Ft Above A Valley.

Spain May Approve A 3-Day Per Month Leave For Workers Who Experience Severe Period Pain. The Law Is Part Of A Reproductive Health Rights Reform, Which Includes, E.g., Enabling Girls Aged 16-17 To Have An Abortion Without Parental Consent. Spain Will Become The First Western Country To Offer Menstrual Leave If The Law Gets Approved.

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The World’s New Longest Suspension Bridge Has Been Built In The Dolní Morava Vacation Resort, NE Of The Czech Republic. The Bridge, Named Sky Bridge 721, Spans ~721 m Long (2,365 Feet), And Hangs 95 m Above The Valley Floor. The Bridge, Which Officially Opened On May 13th, 2022, Can Be Accessed By Cable Car. Adult Tour Ticket Starts At $14.60.

Speculations Abound That The Biblical Destruction Of Sodom May Be An Eye-Witness Account Of The 2nd Oldest Destruction Of A Human Settlement, After Abu Hureyra In Syria ~12,800 Yrs Ago, By Meteorite Impact. This Speculation Is Based On Evidence From Tall el-Hammam (Sodom) That’s Similar To Those Found At Tunguska And Chicxulub Crater Sites.

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New Evidence Is Indicating That Neanderthals, Like Home Sapiens, Were Capable Of Artistic Or Symbolic Expression. Based On The Discovery, In The Famous Unicorn Cave In the Harz Mountains Of Central Germany, Of One Of The Oldest Art Works In The World—A Toe Bone Of A Prehistoric Deer Carved With Lines By Neanderthals 51,000 Years Ago.

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