When it opened in 1843 the Thames Tunnel was described as the Eighth Wonder of the World. People came from far and wide to see the first tunnel under a river. On the first day, fifty thousand people descended the staircase and paid a penny to walk through the tunnel.
By the end of the first three months there were a million people or half the population of London. This was the most successful visitor attraction in the world. In the age of sail and horse-drawn coaches, people came long distances and bought souvenirs and listened to the entertainment in the cross-tunnel arches. The idea, of course, was not entertainment but to move cargo and turn a profit.
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People were drawn from all over to see the Thames Tunnel.
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People were able to travel by sea or land in those days.
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There were 1.5 million people living in London at the time.
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Statues
of the tunnel could be purchased as souvenirs.
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The aim of building the tunnel was to make money as a tourist attraction.
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The wheel was invented during the Pyramid Age, even though it was not used.
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Sleds were dragged by animals not humans.
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It is possible that Ancient Egyptians could have lubricated their roads to aid transportation.
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The building work of the Ancient Egyptians is unrivalled.
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Some people think magic may have been used by Ancient Egyptians.
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Limited technology limited the construction of the Ancient Egyptians from the Fourth Dynasty.
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The
Romans learned the techniques of moving huge stones from the Ancient Egyptians.
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It is not known exactly when Beethoven was born.
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Beethoven suffered cruelty at the hands of his father.
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Beethoven’s father was also a talented musician.
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It is possible that Beethoven’s early sufferings led to his creative genius.
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Beethoven’s Symphony number three was inspired by a famous man.
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Contemporary musicians struggled to perform the symphony number three on the opening night.
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In the early 1800s Beethoven struggled to follow a conversation.
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In China, SPAM text messaging is a successful business.
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In no other country do people receive more Spam texts than in China.
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SPAM messaging is an international problem.
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In 2013, the number of SPAM texts increased considerably to reach 300 billion.
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The majority of all texts received in Shanghai and Beijing are SPAM.
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In 2011, Americans sent more texts than anywhere else in the world.
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The scientists are using a technique from electronics to control specific plant properties.
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Some synthetic biologists work with genetic circuits of mammals.
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Most of synthetic biologists work with mammals.
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The research on programmable plants is being carried out in India.
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Astronomers often find something odd on the sky.
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The CMB is the thermal radiation across the entire universe.
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The CMB varies from extremely low to very high temperatures.
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Investigation of fluctuations of temperature in the space help scientists to understand what the cosmos is made of.
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The cosmic super void is the largest structure in the universe.
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Africa had the warmest July day ever on July 1.
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The temperature is rising due to the increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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2015 might be the hottest year in the history.
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Record warming was recorded in various seas, such as Black and Azov Sea.
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The year 2015 might very well consist of a number of very warm months.
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