Aquadom

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The world’s largest cylindrical aquarium is one of many amenities at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin, where 260,000 gallons of water house 1,500 fish. Scuba diving in the Aquadom isn’t an option for hotel guests, although there are plenty of vantage points to marvel at the engineering feat.

Dick Clark on “This is Your Life”

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In a vintage recording of “This is Your Life”, we are reminded of Dick Clark’s truly fascinating life and prolific career. Recorded when Clark was still a young man, the episode sheds light on his accomplishments prior to becoming a New Year’s Eve institution.

Sand Casting

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Using very basic tools, furniture maker Max Lamb carves out a hexagonal mold in the sand and fills it with molten pewter to create a metal stool. The primitive process brilliantly champions the foundations of furniture design.