History As We Know It

History As We Know It

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The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) is the largest and longest-running Mars surface research facility and is one of two simulated Mars analog habitats owned and operated by the Mars Society. (Closest article: Mars Desert Research Station, ~1.71 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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Yooooo!!!! This is where they train for and simulate living in and conducting research on #Mars!

Really cool science being done there!

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There is a place in Brazil where dense forest turns into desert 🧐

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Brazil is AMAZING! So vast and complex it can be difficult for the mind to wrap around!

Had to share another Brazil fact along with yours! Love it!!

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Could listen to the waves for hours there! Wonderful shots!

Fun lil fact I found regarding the area!

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That's so cool! It looks like such a beautiful area. Now on my travel bucket list!

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The MaranhΓ£o mangroves is a mangrove ecoregion of northern Brazil. It supports half of the shorebird population of the country. The combination of flat land, heavy rainfall and high tides causes the mangroves to extend up to 40 kilometres (25 mi) inland, where they are interspersed with other rainforest species. (Closest article: MaranhΓ£o mangroves, ~2.84 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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#Mangroves are crazy important for the environment but they are being destroyed at unprecedented rates!

Carbon sequestration is but one of their MANY #superpowers!

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Stunning. I've visited Tuscon a few years back. Looooved every second.

Fun lil fact about the area that I found! :)

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Fun lil fact I found from around the area :)

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Fun lil fact from around that area that I found! Near Perth, correct?

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Beautiful!

Fun lil fact I found regarding the area!

Hawki.app :)

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Hey, cool fact I found on that area the other day!! #mariecurie

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Let it be known, Hawki.app loves all dogs! πŸ•πŸ©

We're ready to roll..

*my personal doggos!*

Ares is few XL Baby, I mean bully, Titan, the best doggo ever, a boxer/pit mix, & Jupiter, my senior, grumpy gal!

No discrimination or hate for my family!

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Great shot btw

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*hawk lookin down*

"Ahh yes, look at that Common Human taking a picture of me being all glorious"

Hawki.app has a fellow hawk's back!

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The Partial Test Ban Treaty of 1963 banned atmospheric nuclear testing. This led to a requirement for an underground test area that could accommodate higher yield tests than Yucca Flat. Pahute Mesa was seen as ideal due to its geology and distance of over 160 kilometers (99 mi) from Las Vegas. Holes can be drilled to a depth of more than 1,370 meters (4,490 ft). (Closest History: Pahute Mesa, ~2.06 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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Y'all, this is gonna sideline me for a few days watching underground explosions...πŸ’₯

But that's wild they drilled that deep to test! Though, I'm sure they boomed @ many different depths in the name of #science..

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Legend.

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Just some fun history for the area from my website :)

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Just a fun fact regarding Death Valley from me.

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"Lords of Rohan, what news from France?" - Aragorn Son of Arathorn

No way. I found a Lord of The Rings-esque reference!?

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Al Bu Kharaiban Nuaimi rule in Ajman started in 1816, when Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi and fifty of his followers took the coastal settlement of Ajman from members of the Al Bu Shamis Nuaimi tribe in a short conflict. It wasn't until 1816 or 1817, however, that the Ajman fort finally fell to Rashid's followers and his rule was endorsed by the powerful Sheikh of neighbouring Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi. On 8 January 1820, following the sack of Ras Al Khaimah by a British force led by Sir W.G. Keir, Sultan bin Saqr signed the General Maritime Treaty with the United Kingdom on 4 February 1820, followed on 15 March by Rashid bin Humaid at Falaya Fort. (Closest History: Ajman, ~3.00 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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The Strait of Hormuz and the following areas have always been contentious.

More lessons from the past going ignored or worse manipulated towards a singular political purpose.

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The town was developed as a port in the 19th century, largely as part of the slave trade. Henry Morton Stanley arrived at Banana in 1879 at the start of an exploratory expedition funded by Leopold II of Belgium. Following the Conference of Berlin (1884-85) the European powers recognised Léopold's claim to the Congo Basin, and in a ceremony at Banana in 1885 the king announced the establishment of the Congo Free State, headed by himself, beginning the period of European colonization. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1911) article on the folkloric belief in werewolves noted that "The people of Banana are said to change themselves by magical means, composed of human embryos and oth (Closest History: Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, ~1.14 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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1. #hawki is not a fan of slavery.
2. #racism is dumb.
3. THERE'S A LEGEND OF #WEREWOLVES!!!

#History is filled with examples of how terrible humans can be. We MUST learn from these or be defined by our insanity..

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#history #learn #education #geography #folklore #shapeshift

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The Nexon Computer Museum (Korean: λ„₯μŠ¨μ»΄ν“¨ν„° ) is a museum in Jeju City in South Korea. Opening on 27 July 2013, it is one of the first permanent museums in Korea that is dedicated to the history of computers and video games. (Closest article: Nexon Computer Museum, ~0.67 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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Ok, for real, the #demigods were cool but a freaking COMPUTER and VIDEOGAME MUSEUM!?

That sounds nerdy but it's only cuz I'm a big ol nerd..

I would πŸ’― visit this museum and spend all day there.

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It is unknown when exactly the Jonjaam temple was founded, but two excavations in 1993 and 1994 suggest that it was constructed by Jonja, the great monk of Arhan, during the late Goryeo dynasty and continuing into the mid-Joseon dynasty period. Chungam Kim Jeong, who was exiled to Jeju-do in August 1520, wrote a book called "Jonjaam Jungsugi." According to his writings, Jonjaam was created when three families, Go, Yang and Bu (the demi-gods from the Samseonghyeol legend) settled on Jeju-do. (Closest History: Jonjaamji, ~3.65 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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If your #temple wasn't built by The Great Monk of Arhan, was it really built!?

This one led me into the #Demigods of #Korea, and if you haven't read about them, you REALLY should!

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American whaleships targeting bowhead whales cruised off Utichy from the 1850s to the 1880s. They called it Little Stinker Island. Along with Ptichy, it was considered one of the Stinker Islands. On August 1, 1981, an Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-14M, flying in poor visibility, crashed into the southwest side of Utichy, killing all 11 people on board. (Closest History: Utichy Island, ~2.72 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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"How did he die!?"

"A Little Stinker...."

Heyoooo... too soon?

Did you know there was a Little Stinker Island!?!? That's AMAZING!!!

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The Kizil Caves are a set of Buddhist rock-cut caves located near Kizil Township in Baicheng County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. The site is located on the northern bank of the Muzat River 65 kilometres west of Kucha. This area was a commercial hub of the Silk Road. The caves have an important role in Central Asian art and in the Silk Road transmission of Buddhism, and are said to be the earliest major Buddhist cave complex in China, with development occurring between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. The caves of Kizil are the earlier of their type in China, and their model was later adopted in the construction of Buddhist caves further east. Another name for the site has been Ming-oi (), although this term is now mainly used for the site of Shorchuk to the east. (Closest article: Kizil Caves, ~4.66 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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Reminds me of the #CliffDwellings in #MesaVerde!!!

..pyramids around the world, carved cliff dwellings all around the world.

We're so similar; then and now! So much in common with people across the 🌎!

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The population of Gammalsvenskby traces its origins to Hiiumaa (DagΓΆ) in present-day Estonia, once a part of the Duchy of Estonia. Under the Treaty of Nystad, the island was among the territory ceded to the Russian Empire in 1721 at the end of the Great Northern War. A few decades later, a portion of the peasant population in conflict with the local aristocracy, answered Catherine the Great's 1762 ukase calling for settlers in Novorossiya on territory newly conquered from the Ottoman Empire; today this land is in Southern Ukraine. Enticed by promises of new fertile land along the Dnieper, about 1,200 people departed DagΓΆ on 20 August 1780, and trekked overland to Novorossiya, arriving on 1 M (Closest History: Gammalsvenskby, ~4.96 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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Ukraine πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ is rich in history, culture, and.. Swedes?? πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ

"In an effort to integrate these "ancient Swedes" with modern Sweden, officials did not allow them to stay in a single, common settlement."

This was a good read!

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At the beginning of the 20th century, with France producing more automobiles than any other country, automobile construction was heavily dependent on a handful of traditional craft based skills, and the country's auto-industry, along with most heavy industry in France, was heavily concentrated in the Paris region. Having grown prosperous as a munitions producer during the war, when automobile pioneer AndrΓ© CitroΓ«n was ready to start his own manufacturing business, applying revolutionary production techniques which he had seen in development at Ford's Detroit plant, the obvious place to base a new auto-business in France was Paris, which is where CitroΓ«n's car factory was established in 1919. (Closest History: Stellantis Rennes Plant, ~0.70 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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Ohh anyone a fan of CitroΓ«n or Stellantis or Ford??

There's some really cool history here! But of course the war helped manufacturing.. πŸ™„ πŸ˜’

We can do better people.. wisdom from history is a necessity!

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The area formed part of Poland in the 12th century, and following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania until its dissolution in 1637. From 1648 to 1720, Boock was part of Swedish Pomerania. From 1720 to 1945, it was part of the Prussian Province of Pomerania, from 1945 to 1952 of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Neubrandenburg of East Germany and since 1990 again of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern. (Closest History: Boock, ~1.03 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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This must be a crazy important place to have changed hands so many times, but I guess history tells us nothing is permanent, certainly not the owners..

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The Quintin Blair House in Cody, Wyoming, United States, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built 1952-1953. The house is an example of Wright's "natural house" theme, emphasizing close integration of house and landscape. It is the only Wright building in Wyoming. (Closest article: Quintin Blair House, ~1.94 miles; found via undefined-mile search)

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Oh wow! Did you know there was a Franklin Lloyd Wright building in Wyoming? I didn't and I grew up there!

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"Buckskin Gulch is one of the longest and deepest slot canyons in the Southwestern United States."

Whoooaaaaa that's a long Slot Canyon!! For finds like this check out..

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