Read more about the article UPLIFTING NEWS: World’s Oldest Paternoster Elevator Back In Service
The oldest surviving paternoster in the world can be found in Hamburg, German. (Newsflash)
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UPLIFTING NEWS: World’s Oldest Paternoster Elevator Back In Service

A curious student researching historic buildings has discovered the world’s oldest functioning paternoster lift. Art history student Robin Augenstein, 32, studied construction plans of houses built in the port area of Hamburg, northern Germany, for a seminar at university four years ago. He noticed that historic blueprints of a heritage-protected…

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June 7, 2022
Read more about the article Paraglider Loses Control Flying Over Buildings In Wind And Crashes Onto Power Cables In Street With A Bang
A 48-year-old man was injured after falling with a paraglider onto the street in Niteroi, Brazil on 18th November. (CEN)
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Paraglider Loses Control Flying Over Buildings In Wind And Crashes Onto Power Cables In Street With A Bang

This is the shocking moment a 48-year-old paraglider loses control in high winds and drops between two apartment blocks onto a high voltage power line with a bang on the street below. The incident took place on Silvio Picanco Avenue in the neighbourhood of Charitas in the city of Niteroi…

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November 26, 2021
Read more about the article Russian YouTuber Who Specialised In Filming Derelict Buildings Falls To His Death When Fire Escape Collapses
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Russian YouTuber Who Specialised In Filming Derelict Buildings Falls To His Death When Fire Escape Collapses

A Russian YouTuber that specialised in filming derelict buildings has died after falling from a fire escape on a property where he was filming content for his latest video. Dmitry Beshentsev, 34, better known as Dima Vert, posted videos about abandoned buildings on his YouTube channel 'Beam of the Inquisition'…

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September 14, 2021
Read more about the article Hot Air Balloon Plummets To City Centre And Bursts Into Fireball Between Buildings
A hot air balloon started a fire when it fell on the roof of a restaurant on 5th September, in Curitiba, Brazil. (CEN)
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Hot Air Balloon Plummets To City Centre And Bursts Into Fireball Between Buildings

https://youtu.be/S-chWxqBdfE This is the moment a hot air balloon falls between several buildings in a busy city centre and bursts into a huge fireball. The incident was filmed in the city of Curitiba in the southern Brazilian state of Parana on 5th September. The balloon was spotted over several areas…

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September 10, 2021
Read more about the article Special Effects Wiz Becomes Online Hit For Impossible Art Vids
Zhu Tiexiong used special effects to make ancient buildings fly. (Steel Bear/Newsflash)
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Special Effects Wiz Becomes Online Hit For Impossible Art Vids

A special effects wizard has become a hit on Chinese social media for his creative graphics which include sending ancient buildings flying through the air and dragging the moon across the sky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vKTJzWo_-8&feature=youtu.be Steel Bear/Newsflash Budding filmmaker Zhu Tiexiong comes from the city of Putian, in the south-eastern Chinese province…

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January 18, 2021