It was used in one of the James Bond movies.
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Jabuticaba: The Brazilian Grape Tree
Native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia, the jabuticaba is a truly unique fruit tree. Unlike most trees, its grape-like fruits grow directly on the trunk and main branches, creating a stunning visual effect in nature.
With a flavor similar to blueberry yogurt, jabuticaba is both exotic and delicious. Its rare beauty and distinctive taste have made it a favorite among plant collectors and rare fruit enthusiasts.
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Someone clearly had too much free time and was bored…
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One-shot drone flight (including making-of) around and through the Wartburg Castle in Thuringia
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Thank you for this interesting video. It got me curious and I had to look into Wartburg Castle’s history. And there certainly is quite a bit of history to the caastle. I may as well share some of what I found here. Back to history class, folks. Here I go again. You know me 
No one knows exactly when the construction of Wartburg began. It is generally estimated that it was around 1067. The first written mention of the castle using the name Wartburg is from 1080.
Around 1207 Wartburg allegedly housed a “Sängerkrieg”, which in English literally translates to a “war of songs”. Perhaps to simply call it a “minstrel’s contest” would be just as accurate. Anyway, this led to a collection of poems that became part of the German history of literature. Whether the “Sängerkrieg” actually happened or if it is purely a legend has been deabated since the 1500’s. At least the poems exist, and they inspired Richard Wagner to write Tannhäuser (1845), one of his best known opreas.
As mentioned in the video, Martin Luther stayed at Wartburg for ten months from May 1521 to March 1522. It was in these months Luther translated The New Testament from ancient Greek into German. He was not the first to do it, but it was his translation that became most widely spread. Martin Luther is not the only historical person who’s stayed at Wartburg. In 1777 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent five weeks there, making drawings of many of the buildings at the castle.
During the 16- and 1700’s Wartburg had fallen into disarray, partly from the wars raging in Europe in those days. In 1838 Grand Duke Karl Alexander ordered reconstruction of the castle. This work was finished in the 1950’s, when Wartburg was in East Germany (DDR or GDR). Still, even though a lot of buildings at Wartburg are pretty new, substantial parts of the castle from as far back as the 1400’s still remain.
In the end of World War II, Soviet forces removed a big collection of weapons and armour from Wartburg. To this day, no one knows the whereabouts of this collection, though a handful of helmets, swords and armour was found and returned from the Soviet Union to Germany in the 1960’s.
Today you can have guided tours at Wartburg, and a part of the castle is a museum, an idea that was alredy suggested by Goethe almost 250 years ago. If I ever should find myself in the area, I will most certainly pay Wartburg a visit.
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Oh, looks like I misunderstood the name of the topic for a moment. It is “You must have seen”, not “You must have read.” Well, I am a nerd and we nerds sometimes miss the details when we get lost in…well, other details 
Still, I learned something new today, And anyday I learn something new, whether it’s useful or useless, at least has some good to it. So today is a good day. Cheers folks 
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Zombieparade in Mexico
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Grill tongs? What for?
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One of the longest escalators in the world has opened in China’s Jiangxi province — and it’s nothing short of spectacular. The installation in the Lingshan Scenic Area is 1,236 meters long and takes visitors to the top of Mount Lingshan in just ten minutes.
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That put me in mind of the old idea of writing the number 5318008 on a digital calculator and turning it upside down… go on, try it, I dare you! 
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that was before your coming out i guess?
Well no, I have done it a few times since doing that (not to everyone by the way - there are some who don’t know) as it even makes ME laugh! It’s just my immature side coming out, I guess!!!
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…this Time a ‘must heard’:
@letsdothis Imagine the sound and rhythm of a car alarm system serving as clock and background beat for a piano concerto
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That man must have ceramic hands, it’s incredible…!