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Curling… a sport that’s usually only really on TV during the Olympics. My curiosity led me to search for information about the production and origin of the stones, and this is what I found:
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If the VHTV forum were a nation, I guess even we could start a team. Perhaps we’d end up in the Olympics? Imagine that, the first scandal would probably be at the opening ceremony 
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The mountains in China’s Guizhou province look like the backdrop to an apocalypse: all the slopes as far as the eye can see are covered with solar panels.
The scale is such that a drone cannot fly over the entire array — it simply does not have enough battery power for such a long journey. It is this solar ‘wall’ that provides China with millions of kilowatts of electricity every month.
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Really good.
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Sure, it’s a good source of electricity. But it’s a shame for the beautiful landscape.
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Will this ever become an Olympic sport? 
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Niagara falls in wintertime
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An enormous 820-year-old linden tree in the Czech Republic.
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think wise before you tattoo your face
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Hmm… interesting design. Why didn’t it catch on?
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If I understand correctly, this is the desk of Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother. Made around 1800.
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That is such an incredible piece of craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing .
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Yes it is.
It looks to me to be made from Walnut, as it was quite dark and the grain looks familiar. Quite a stunning item.
As an aside, I thought the use of Pachelbel’s Canon as the accompanying music was rather clever, especially if the item did indeed belong to Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother as @JonR suggested.
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I found the original/long video of the short version on YouTube.
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Thank you for THIS video and the originally posted shorter one, on a very interesting subject.