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There are over 975,000 buildings in New York City. The history of skyscrapers in New York City began with the completion of the World Building in 1890; the structure rose 348 feet (106 m). Though not the city’s first high-rise, it was the first building to surpass the 284-foot (87 m) spire of Trinity Church. The World...
We’re going to skip right over the apps that are just so common, universal, and well replicated on the iPhone or other mobile platforms that a user with a need will probably hunt them down—Facebook, Yelp, Evernote, Remember the Milk, and endless Twitter clients, widgets, and apps. We’ve also skipped over Google’s own neat apps,...
Size can be a disadvantage but even in the ranks of global giants, there are a few exceptions–fast growing, nimble and well-managed companies that help set the benchmarks for their respective industries. These Global High Performers have been expanding their earnings at 23% annually and returned an average 16% to shareholders over the past five...
Despite the stalled economy, the nation’s wealthiest are worth a combined $1.53 trillion, nearly equivalent to the GDP of our neighbor Canada. Their total wealth is up 12% in the year through August 26, when we took a snapshot of everyone’s net worth, meaning these affluent folks did slightly better than the markets; the S&P...
China has crossed Japan in the list of top ten economies of the world this year. Now china is the second largest economy where as Japan is descended to third position. The economies of the world are under stress because of global financial crunch. Specially, USA is going down in the graph as its financial...
At the turn of the 21st century, Soccer was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world’s most popular sport. With so many people playing soccer it’s hard to tell who is the best. Nevertheless we chose the Top 100.
One of Exploredia viewers who goes by the name of Johny send us a collection of his favorite wallpapers. We decided to share these wallpapers with all of our viewers. Enjoy!
Disciplined teams like Manchester United and Real Madrid looked second rate compared to the Catalans. Barcelona win back the ball high up field, keep possession and finish their chances. The way Barcelona fight to win back the ball is their most important tactic. They work so hard to get the ball back. That’s why they...
As a sport, soccer is more widespread than any game on the planet. There are so many national teams, and along with these teams come world-class players. These national sides participate in a variety of competitions such as the European Championship (Euro Cup), the Copa Sudamerica (South American Championship), and of course, the World Cup,...
The prevalent language for communication on the Internet has been English. This may be a result of the origin of the Internet, as well as the language’s role as a lingua franca. Early computer systems were limited to the characters in the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), a subset of the Latin alphabet....
Land Rover DC100 and DC100 Sport concepts – two modern interpretations of the iconic Land Rover made their debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. “Both concepts are based on the same shared 100-inch wheelbase. They feature sustainable hi-tech materials and the latest technology to optimise fuel and operational efficiency at all times, in all...
After a long search for the perfect pictures (perfect according to my opinion, feel free to disagree in a comment below) I have finally come up with 60 that I really like. It is not easy to take a perfect picture especially of animals who are usually scared of humans. I can honestly say that...
The new 458 Spider joins the 458 Italia, widening the range of Ferrari’s mid-rear engined V8s and offering the same uncompromising technological solutions, handling and performance in a refined open-top configuration. It is equipped with a Ferrari patented, fully retractable hard top, a world first for a sports car with this lay-out. The 458 Spider...
George Dawe was an English portrait artist who painted 329 portraits of Russian generals active during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia. One talented artist using digital copies of these paintings as a basis for his own work which involves incorporating his friends, family and even...
The Large Hadron Collider fired up for the first time, a temple of science opened its doors, several companies promised cheap genome sequencing and President-elect Obama hired a fantastic team of science advisers. After decades of work, researchers made rat stem cells, built the first memristor and watched a language evolve like an organism. But...
