bridges
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One Belgian Family Lived My Bridge Nightmare
A couple with a one-year-old child in the backseat lived a nightmare in Leuven, Belgium on Oct. 27 of this year. They found themselves trapped on the Marie Thumas Bridge as it began to raise in order to let a boat through, and their little red hatchback was no match for disaster.
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How One Man Turned The Busiest International Border Crossing In North America Into The Centerpiece Of His Empire
Manuel “Matty” Moroun died on Monday at 93 years old. That name might not mean much to you if you’re not from metro Detroit or Windsor, Canada, but around these parts, he was known mainly as the billionaire who owned, among other things, the Ambassador Bridge, which just happens to carry roughly 27 per cent…
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Russian Heroes Dress Up As A Bus To Cross Bridge
Back in 2012, the city of Vladivostok, Russia opened a shiny new bridge over the Zolotoy Rog Bay to make life easier for everyone, and then in 2015 they stopped letting people cross it on foot. Now the people have had enough, and they’re taking action.
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Watch 245 People Jump And Swing Off A Bridge Like A Giant Dangling Snake
No longer confined by the limitations of a printed book, the Guinness Book of World Records has infinitely expanded to include almost every kind of questionable achievement humanity can attempt. Even grabbing 244 friends, jumping off a bridge and swinging by a rope is enough to gain you pseudo-fame — at least until 246 people…