this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2023
29 points (100.0% liked)

Chat

7865 readers
4 users here now

Relaxed section for discussion and debate that doesn't fit anywhere else. Whether it's advice, how your week is going, a link that's at the back of your mind, or something like that, it can likely go here.

Subcommunities on Beehaw:

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
alyaza@beehaw.org
remington@beehaw.org
29
I crave mental lint. What are some interesting facts that the hivemind (you) have stored away? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 years ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/chat@beehaw.org
60 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Bonus points for articles or links to said facts. I demand rabbit-holes to explore

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

The first man-made structure to surpass the height of the Pyramids of Giza was the Eiffel Tower, which was finished in 1889. For well over 3000 years they were the tallest structure that anybody had ever seen.