4 Comments TIL the largest free-standing flagpole in the world is located in Cairo, Egypt and stands 201.95 meters (662.57 ft) tall, more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. by whatilearned October 30, 2022, 6:44 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL there’s a 7-story rock in a desert near Joshua Tree in California that 1) is maybe the largest freestanding boulder in the world, 2) once had a 24ft by 36ft apartment dug underneath it, and 3) hosted 20 years of Flying Saucer Conventions starting in the 1950s by whatilearned September 13, 2022, 11:53 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL: Tropical Islands Resort is a tropical water park located 50 kilometers south of Berlin. It is housed in a former airship hangar (the Aerium), the biggest free-standing hall in the world. by whatilearned February 11, 2022, 4:14 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL There is a church inside a prison in New York state that Lucky Luciano personally helped fund while he was encarcerated there. It also contains angel carvings from magellans original ship on his expediton around the world. It is the only freestanding church in US prison. by whatilearned November 19, 2021, 12:22 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL about the Megalithic Temples of Malta. Built during three distinct periods approximately between 3600 BC and 2500 BC on the island country of Malta. They had been claimed as the oldest free-standing structures on Earth until the discovery of Göbekli Tepe. by whatilearned September 13, 2021, 2:06 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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