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The Stanley Hotel in Colorado is the location where Stephen King came up with the concept for “The Shining” in 1977.

The Twin Towers cost $900 million to construct. When adjusted for inflation today, this is equivalent to over $5 billion.

Machu Picchu is made up of nearly 200 buildings, and there are more than 3,000 steps to climb.

Powered by solar batteries, the 1982 hit single "Africa" by Toto, will be playing on a loop forever in the Namib Desert, Africa.

The Great Carrier Reef was “created” on May 17th, 2006, when the US Navy towed the retired carrier out to sea and sunk it.

This place is so quiet that nobody has been able to stay in the chamber in darkness for more than one hour.

Did you know that the full name of the Statue of Liberty is "Liberty Enlightening the World?"

AI technology & scanning software is being developed to scan the movement of bricklayers to analyse form, thus reducing injury.

The Sistine Chapel has the same dimensions as the Temple of Solomon, as described in the Old Testament.

Did you know that Fort Knox is held together with a whopping 750 tons of reinforced steel?

The Great Wall of China snakes through many provinces of China, including the famed capital, Beijing.

On St. Patrick's Day in 1948, the world's smallest park was officially dedicated to the town of Portland, Oregon.