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22d

#IraYellin was a local #developer and #civicleader who dedicated time and money to leading the #restoration of several #DowntownLosAngeles buildings like #GrandCentralMarket, the #BradburyBuilding and #UnionStation. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

A warm color photo of Ira Yellin Square in Downtown Los Angeles with skyscraper in the background.

A black and white color photo of Ira Yellin Square in Downtown Los Angeles with skyscraper in the background.

A cool color photo of Ira Yellin Square in Downtown Los Angeles with skyscraper in the background.

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32d

Was hilft gegen Rechtsextremismus? Empirisches Ergebnis:

1a Neoliberale Politik ist der Brutkasten von Rechtsextremismus.
1b Fakten helfen nicht gegen Rechts / Fakenews.

2. Was hilft gegen Rechtsextremismus?
2a Linke Politik = soziale Gerechtigkeit. 👍
2b Rechtsextreme Politiker nicht in TV-Shows usw. einladen.
2c Medienmonopole brechen = mehr mediale Diversität.
2d Aussteigerberichte z.B. an Schulen.
2e Löschen von rechtsextremen Inhalten auf youtube, socialmedia usw.
2f Proteste gegen rechts.

Quelle: Funfacts #119 - Die Lügen der Rechtsextremen aufgedeckt | Benjamin Friedrich (15 Min.) https://tube.funfacts.de/w/5W4qaVTdQVWQi6M2AWXc3Q und https://www.funfacts.de/quellen

Danke @funfacts_de, @KatapultBenni und @correctiv_org ♥️

#rechtsextremismus #afd #afdverbot #funfacts #greifswald #katapult #rechts #links #linke #sachsen #sachsenanhalt

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27d

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn # 532: "Take the Money and Run."
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#trolling #art #comics #fineart #modernart #strangebuttrue #wtf #lol #webcomics #funfacts #facts #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

"Take the Money and Run" is a painting consisting of just a blank canvas. In 2021, The Kunsten Museum hired Jens Haaning for art depicting workers' annual wages, and gave him 532,549 Danish kr in real cash bills to incorporate into the piece (aside from his fee). But he turned in an empty canvas. When the museum demanded the cash back, ne replled: "This is only a piece of art if I don't return the money." The museum displayed it, but also sued him, ultimately settling out of court.

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21d

The #StRegisChicago, opening as the #WandaVistaTower, is a 1,198ft or 101-story #skyscraper standing as the third tallest in the city. It's also the tallest #building designed by a woman anywhere in the world. #photography #americana #wa #chicago #architecture #illinois #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

A black and white photo of the Chicago skyline with the St. Regis Chicago in the center of the frame.

A color photo of the Chicago skyline with the St. Regis Chicago in the center of the frame.

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19d

#SantaBarbara used to have a #Chinatown and #LittleTokyo or #Nihonmachi. This building is pretty much all that remains after an #earthquake destroyed much of the area. By the turn of the century, #Asian #immigrants made up over 10% of the population. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

A black and white photo of the building that used to hold Jimmy's Oriental Garden in Santa Barbara, California.

A color photo of the building that used to hold Jimmy's Oriental Garden in Santa Barbara, California.

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18d

Spurred by an Ouija board and inspired by 1887's “#LookingBackward,” #GeorgeWyman would design a “vast hall full of light, received not alone from the windows on all sides, but from the dome” as foretold in the story. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts #bradburybuilding

A black and white photo of the exterior of the Bradbury Building in Downtown Los Angeles.

A color photo of the exterior of the Bradbury Building in Downtown Los Angeles.

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17d

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 533: Hyperion.
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#saturn #hyperion #comics #webcomics #space #science #astronomy #moons #facts #funfacts #wtf #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Hyperion, one of Saturn's moons, can zap satellites with electric shocks from a thousand miles away. Its orbit causes it to build up a static charge, and it zapped the Cassini probe with about 200 volts as it passed by in 2005.

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17d

The #ChicagoSkyline is the second largest, by means of height, in the #US and #WesternHemisphere. The #HomeInsuranceBuilding started it all in and the #Sears or #WillisTower stands as the tallest in the city today. #photography #americana #wa #california #architecture #californication #canon80d #colorphotography #bwphotography #travel #photos #trivia #funfacts

A color photo of the Chicago ckyline..

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11d

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 534: WASP-127b.
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#planets #exoplanets #astronomy #science #comics #space #webcomics #funfacts #facts #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

WASP-127b is the windiest planet in the known universe.
Located 524 light years away, winds on this Saturn-sized planet regularly reach 27,720 km/h (or 17,224 mph), or Mach 22.5, which is about 22 times the speed of sound on Earth.

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