Florence is one of the most popular travel cities in Italy and holds many attractions for the tourist. Florence, a Renaissance city in the heart of Tuscany, has some of Italy's best museums, beautiful cathedrals and churches, and interesting streets and squares with elegant buildings and shops.

Florence is known for its rich architectural and artistic masterpieces which symbolize the Renaissance and the important role Florence has played in history. It has a population of around half a million inhabitants, spreads on the banks of the Arno, between the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian seas, almost in the middle of the Italian peninsula. Being on the main national railway lines, it is easily accessible from Italy and abroad.

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If we turn the pages of world's history, we will find an interesting fact that man has been trying to build the 'tallest building', 'tallest tower' or 'tallest structure' in the world.  It must be because man always wants to own the biggest thing! America used to own the local of the country with the biggest buildings but as we can see from the list below, this has definitely changed.

So lets go through the list!

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A koo-koo clock is a simple device. It is a clock made of wood and when the time is just right, a koo-koo bird pops out and, as the song says, goes koo koo. Why has the traditional Koo-Koo clock is still famous when science has given us so many modified form of clock, starting from digital clock to satellite-powered wristwatches? Let's peep into the history, revealing the charm.

 

History: The first cuckoo clocks made in the Black Forest - wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. In 1629, many decades before clock making was established in the Black Forest, an Augsburg nobleman by the name of Philipp Hainhofer (1578-1647) penned the first known description of a cuckoo clock. The actual inventor of the pendulum-driven cuckoo clock, however, is greatly debated by clock-making scholars and no definitive answer seems to have been agreed upon.

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Walt Disney's Disneyland Park is the place where it all begins! A place for young and old. Eight themed lands filled with classic attractions, world class entertainment and surprises around every turn have made this the place where dreams come true for more than five decades. Where else can you fly on an elephant's back, spin in a giant teacup, meet 999 Happy haunts, journey to the ocean floor and explore an ancient temple all in the same day? Nowhere but here!

Where Disney stories comes to life! Right across from Disneyland park there's even more magic to be discovered in Disney's California Adventure park. All around you, Disney stories comes to life in new and exciting ways - from incredible shows to amazing attractions; from some of your favorite Disney characters, to exciting, dream-come true entertainment experiences. There's no end to the adventure as your imagination runs free in this one-of-a-kind Disney theme park!

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Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative. But unfortunately today wildlife faces threats from habitat destruction, pollution and other human actions, such as global warming.

Threats to wildlife:

• Habitat Loss: Due to growing population, cities are expanding into the countryside, and as a result fewer natural wildlife habitat areas are left each year. Some wildlife species, such as deer, rabbits and chipmunks, are adaptable to many conditions, but other creatures have very specific plant, moisture and temperature requirements. These are the endangered species which we risk losing if we don't preserve adequate amounts of habitat for their survival.

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The Gayatri is a 24-syllable hymn from the Rig Veda (III, 62, 10). The Gayatri Mantra is first mantra (prayer) recorded in Hinduism and Hindu beliefs, inspires wisdom. Its meaning is that "May the Almighty God illuminate our intellect to lead us along the righteous path". It is addressed to the divine life-giver as supreme God, symbolized in Savitri, the Sun. For this reason this prayer is also called Savitri. The word Gayatri is a combination of Sanskrit words.

Gayatri Mantra:

Om Bhoor Bhuvah Svah
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi
Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayaat.

Meaning:

We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of all Sin and Ignorance;
May He enlighten our Intellect.

Chanting of the Gayatri Mantra is often prefaced with either a short invocation or a long invocation and is often followed with a closing.

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If watching the sunrise from atop a 10,000-foot volcano, swimming under waterfalls, hiking through craters and luxuriating on white-, red- and even black-sand beaches sounds like paradise, then you must visit Maui.

Maui is located in Hawaii and is part of the United States. It is one of the most beautiful islands, with lush green hills, waterfalls, and white sand beaches. It is the second largest second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1883.5 km). Maui is also home to the Haleakala Crater, the largest dormant volcano in the world.

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Cape Town is the second most heavily populated city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the City of Cape Town. Cape town is known as a Mother City of Africa, and the Western Cape, an area which is regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the world. The City is a rare cultural gem, resulting from the join up of Indonesian, French, Dutch, British and German settlers, the local Bushman and Hottentot tribes and the Bantu tribes from the north.

Cape Town boasts a huge number of things to do, ranging from outdoor activities and adventures in the sun to a busy night life under neon signs of course the shopping! This is a city of culture, built on a history that reflects in the architecture, cuisine, music and dance. Together with a warm summer and temperate winter climate and a friendly community Cape Town is an ideal holiday destination throughout the year.

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The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world, roughly parallel to the coast of Queensland, Australia, for almost 2,000km. This is the only living organic collective visible from Earth's orbit! The Great Barrier Reef is one of the wonders of the natural world - it is the world's largest coral reef ecosystem. It was declared a World Heritage area in 1981 and added to the National Heritage List in 2007. The reef is scattered with beautiful islands and idyllic coral cays and covers more than 300,000 square kilometers. The major attraction is Coral. Corals found in the Great Barrier Reef contain algae and the relationship between the algae produce oxygen and help the coral to remove wastes. When this relationship breaks down, the coral suffers and becomes bleached.

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A tusk is an elongated tooth on each side of the upper jaw of the elephant.  Tusks are essentially no different from other teeth. Tusks are valued for their ivory. One of the key differences between African and Asian elephants is the tusks. All African elephants, male and female (before doing this post l only thought it was only males) have tusks whereas only some Asian males have tusks.

About 50% of Asian females have short tusks known as tushes. Unlike proper tusks tushes have no pulp inside. What are tusk used for? Elephants use their tusks as weapons against potential predators like the tiger or in battle against other elephants to show their dominancy. They are also used to aid foraging, digging, stripping bark and moving things out of the way. Have you ever seen on TV an elephant at work?  it is really spectacular.

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