Categoría Oddities

What is the deepest pool in the world?

It’s Nemo 33, 33 meters deep, the equivalent of an 11-story building! The super pool is located near Brussels, Belgium, and is used for tourist diving, training firefighters, military police and even underwater filming. In 1996, John Beernaerts, a civil…

When did the first mall appear?

»> It depends on what you consider shopping mall. If it is simply a place built for several people to negotiate things, the starting point may be the great Persian bazaars – the one in Isfahan dates back to the…

How does an island come about?

»> It depends on the type: volcanic ones arise from the accumulation of lava and continental ones can arise from soil erosion or the accumulation of sediments. There are also other less common types, such as atolls, which are formed…