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Fact Charybdis Vortex Water Fountains

The sirens Charybdis and Scylla resided in the Sicilian Sea. Homer tells us that because Charybdis had stolen the oxen of Hercules, Zeus struck her with a thunderbolt and changed her into a whirlpool whose vortex swallowed up ships. In Charybdis the circular movement of water inside a transparent acrylic cylinder forms an air-core vortex in the centre. Steps wrap around the cylinder and allow spectators to view the vortex from above. The cylinder was manufactured in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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14 Aug 2012 09:26:00,post received 0 comments

Touching 21st High1 Seoul Music Awards

South Korean girl group KARA arrive during the 21st High1 Seoul Music Awards at Olympic gymnasium on January 19, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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24 Jan 2012 11:01:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Kitty and Buttons

This adorable and unlikely pair of best friends are inseperable. Kitty the kitten was abandoned and Buttons the Jack Russell was rejected by his mum. They eat, sleep and play together while they are being hand reared at our centre in Old Windsor, Berkshire. We would love for them to find a new home together when they are ready to leave our care in the near future.

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26 Oct 2012 10:35:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Bavarian Dance Competition In Huosigau

Children, wearing traditional Bavarian folk costumes specific to their region, prepare for the competition in the “Schuhplattler” style of Bavarian folk dancing for the Bavarian Lion Award at the Huosigau Heimat and Folklore Society on May 28, 2011 in Weilheim, Germany. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

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29 May 2011 10:14:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Israeli Troops Showcase Rapid Launch Surveillance Drone

Israeli soldiers get ready to launch the Skylark drone during a drill on January 16, 2012 near Bat Shlomo, Israel. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

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17 Jan 2012 10:38:00,post received 0 comments

Fact The Day in Photos – January 12, 2020

A model (R) wearing a dress adorned with chocolate stands backstage prior to a fashion show during the annual “Salon du Chocolat” expo in Seoul, South Korea on January 10, 2020. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP Photo)

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12 Jan 2020 00:07:00,post received 0 comments

Fact San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Part 2

Rachel Hollon of Los Angeles was body painted as Harley Quinn at Comic-Con International in San Diego, USA on Jule 20, 2017. (Photo by K.C. Alfred/San Diego Union-Tribune via ZUMA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

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22 Jul 2017 08:43:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Crocheted Leaf Art by Susanna Bauer

Susanna Bauer was born in 1969 in Bavaria, Germany. She has lived in England since 1996. Susanna has worked for the television and film industry for over 16 years, making objects like King Arthur’s chalice, cheeses for Wallace and Gromit, miniature robots, spaceships and buildings.

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29 Jun 2015 10:49:00,post received 0 comments