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The Real Reason Behind Alan Rickman’s Shocked Face In Die Hard
Here’s a little-known fact about Alan Rickman in Die Hard: For his character’s final scene, he agreed to fall onto an airbag 8 metres below on the count of three. Except the director and the stunt people thought they would get a better reaction if they dropped him on the count of “one.” They were…
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Christopher Lee’s Last Message Feels Like A Premonitory Farewell
I’m a huge fan of Sir Christopher Lee. Not only did he have a wicked sense of humour and a great life philosophy, but he was a fantastic — and very underappreciated! — actor. After I saw his first film in Hammer’s Dracula series, he visited my childhood nightmares every day. He terrified me —…
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Scientists Reveal The Hidden Structure And Size Of Our Galaxy
Our galaxy is not what we thought it was. According the paper Rings and Radial Waves in the Disk of the Milky Way — published in the Astrophysical Journal — we should call it the Corrugated Cardboard Galaxy, as shown in the diagram above. Even more surprising, it’s 50 per cent larger than previously thought.
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China Builds Complete 57-Storey Skyscraper In Record 19 Days
Gizmodo reader Xian Min Zhang sent us the latest timelapse video of the construction of his latest building: A 57-floor 80,000 square metre skyscraper fully built with energy-efficient, factory-produced Lego-like blocks. He claims that they are now building these at a record three floors per day!