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Oldest freshwater lake on Earth
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Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia is the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, and one of the largest and deepest, containing around one-fifth of the world's freshwater. In winter, it freezes over, and these beautiful transparent, turquoise masses of broken ice appear momentarily in March, caused by the unequal structure, temperature and pressure in the main body of the packed ice.
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Every year, this park becomes a lake
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I know we've shown this one before, but every spring when the snow melts, Green Lake in Tragöss, Austria overflows and floods the park next to it. For a few weeks, its trees, hiking trails, benches and bridges are submerged in over nine metres of water.
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Energy efficiency chart
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A new report has ranked the world’s 16 major economies according to their energy efficiency, and Germany - who set a world record in May for generating 74% of their power needs from renewable energy - came out on top.
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A 'multi-berry' tree
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Meet Italy’s double tree, the Bialbero de Casorzo. That cherry tree on top isn't being parasitic - its roots have grown right through the hollow truck of the mulberry tree into the earth below, so there's no stealing of nutrients going on here.
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World's first bicycle escalator
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Trampe is the world's first bicycle lift intended for urban areas. The prototype was built in 1993. During its 15 years of operation, Trampe pushed more than 200.000 cyclists up the 130 m long hill Brubakken in Trondheim, Norway.
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Become an astrobrewologist
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Launched into orbit three years ago, a vial of Scotland's 'space whisky' is due home so researchers can see how the conditions in space affect flavour. This is one small step for man, one giant leap for whisky.
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A mummy in Italy that blinks
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In the catacombs of Sicily, there's a creepy child mummy named Rosalia Lombardo who appears to open and close her eyes on a regular basis. Here's how a scientist solved the mystery of this little "sleeping beauty". (Hint: she's not actually undead.)
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A perfect little cloud
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This perfect little cloud-covered island looks like an area of a game that you’re not allowed to access just yet. In reality it's Lítla Dímun, a small island in the Faroe Islands of Denmark.
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Deepest hole on the planet
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Where is it found? In Russia! How deep is it? About 12 kilometers! That's deeper than the deepest point of the ocean, and it's the deepest hole humans have ever dug into the Earth. Watch this informative video,
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