Dookus' fun fact for the day:

[Dookus]

For 43 centuries, the Great Pyramid at Giza was the world's tallest man-made structure.

It was surprassed for the first time in 1889 when the Eiffel Tower was built.

[Book Lover]

1. I wonder if that

pisses off the space aliens :-)

[realisticphish]

2. nah

the aliens commisioned the tower...they needed an upgrade :D

[trotsky]

3. Well dang, that's pretty cool.

But how do they know some intelligent species of penguin didn't build something taller, only to have it fall through a crack in the Antarctic ice and leave NO EVIDENCE AT ALL? Hmmm? ANSWER ME!!!!

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. That is a fun fact.

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

5. another reason to hate the French

just kidding.

[BurtWorm]

6. That is some weird, wild stuff.

"You are kee-reckt, sir."

[MissB]

7. That is a fun fact

And it makes my little engineer's heart just pitter-patter.

[stellanoir]

8. Monseiur Eiffel

also designed a bridge in Rhode Island. It still stands but was a harrowing ride until it replacement appeared. The tour over that thing on icey grating was unforgettable. Through the absolute briliiance of the DOT here they replaced it with a bridge that. . .whoops. . .had 8 foot air pockets in their structural supports. It cost more to fill those air pockets than it cost to build the bloody things.

Viva Monseiur Eiffel !!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. Did you know it's perfectly oriented to true North?