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Educative Kolmanskop Abandoned Ghost Town

In 1908 the black worker Zacharias Lewala found a diamond while working in this area and showed it to his supervisor, the German railroad inspector August Stauch. After realizing that this area is rich of diamonds, lots of German miners settled in this area and soon after the German government declared a large area as a "Sperrgebiet", starting to exploit the diamond field.

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02 Apr 2013 10:12:00,post received 0 comments

Fact The Day in Photos – October 20, 2015

A participant of the sled dogs race in action with the dogs in Stroehen (Lower Saxony), Germany, 18 October 2015. It is the first round of the North German Championship. (Photo by Peter Steffen/EPA)

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21 Oct 2015 08:08:00,post received 0 comments

Fact New Year Worldwide, Part 1/2

German police officers take pictures as fireworks explode next to the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2017. (Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters)

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02 Jan 2017 12:25:00,post received 0 comments

Fact A Look Inside the Mercedes-Benz Plant in Germany

A Mercedes-Benz car is pictured in a production line at the plant of German carmaker Mercedes-Benz in Bremen, Germany January 24, 2017. (Photo by Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)

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26 Jan 2017 12:45:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Some Vintage Photos, Part 1/2

Adolf Hitler (left), German Nazi politician, in a deck chair next to is niece Angela (Geli) Raubal – around 1930. (Photo by Ullstein Bild/Ullstein Bild via Getty Images)

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03 Sep 2018 08:06:00,post received 0 comments

Fact The Day in Photos – August 25, 2019

Argentinian twin dancers Nicolas Filipeli and German Filipeli perform during the Tango Stage final competition at the Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires on August 21, 2019. (Photo by Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP Photo)

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