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What is there to know about the sunflower? The plant is virtually everywhere, but it has a rather strange history and is more of a globe trotter than you may imagine. Its story has the historical and continental sweep of a Hollywood epic. Here is the tale of the peripatetic sunflower, accompanied by some stunning photography.

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Where you have lava tubes or limestone passage ways below the ground, occasionally a rare form of cave evolves – the ice cave. Strange, mysterious and often dangerous they are often difficult to get to and so not seen by huge amounts of people. Take a short tour in to the magical world of the ice cave.

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They will work on his smoking habit, too.

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The, almost extinct, Siberian Tiger is on the decline again.

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Come here wearing a T-Shirt if you dare.

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Photo and comments about these huge thatched homes housing thousands of busy insects.

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1950’s research (primarily on NASA and space travel, late 1950’s).

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The sight of a dam – one of the largest and most complex structures that humanity has ever created – can be quite breath-taking. Take a look at some of the most spectacular of these structures.

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Sputnik I was the first man made satellite launched into orbit.

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A collection of the nine most beautiful lakes in the world.