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    Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii is actually the world's tallest mountain if measured from its base under the sea to its summit, at over 10,000 meters tall. It last erupted 4,000-6,000 years ago and houses an astronomical observatory with 13 telescopes at its summit. The first ferris wheel was built in Chicago in 1893 but dismantled after the World's Fair, then rebuilt and later destroyed by controlled explosion in 1906 due to a local resident disliking it. In Ireland near Cork is the Blarney Stone in Blarney Castle, which according to legend grants the gift of eloquent speech to those who kiss it.

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    Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii is actually the world's tallest mountain if measured from its base under the sea to its summit, at over 10,000 meters tall. It last erupted 4,000-6,000 years ago and houses an astronomical observatory with 13 telescopes at its summit. The first ferris wheel was built in Chicago in 1893 but dismantled after the World's Fair, then rebuilt and later destroyed by controlled explosion in 1906 due to a local resident disliking it. In Ireland near Cork is the Blarney Stone in Blarney Castle, which according to legend grants the gift of eloquent speech to those who kiss it.

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    Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii is actually the world's tallest mountain if measured from its base under the sea to its summit, at over 10,000 meters tall. It last erupted 4,000-6,000 years ago and houses an astronomical observatory with 13 telescopes at its summit. The first ferris wheel was built in Chicago in 1893 but dismantled after the World's Fair, then rebuilt and later destroyed by controlled explosion in 1906 due to a local resident disliking it. In Ireland near Cork is the Blarney Stone in Blarney Castle, which according to legend grants the gift of eloquent speech to those who kiss it.

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    Mount Mauna Kea in Hawaii is actually the world's tallest mountain if measured from its base under the sea to its summit, at over 10,000 meters tall. It last erupted 4,000-6,000 years ago and houses an astronomical observatory with 13 telescopes at its summit. The first ferris wheel was built in Chicago in 1893 but dismantled after the World's Fair, then rebuilt and later destroyed by controlled explosion in 1906 due to a local resident disliking it. In Ireland near Cork is the Blarney Stone in Blarney Castle, which according to legend grants the gift of eloquent speech to those who kiss it.

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    Interesting facts about places

    1. Mount Everest actually isn’t the highest mountain in the world. Mauna Kea
    is a dormant volcano on one of the Hawaii Islands, standing 4,207 m above the
    sea level. Much of it is standing under water. Measured from the oceanic base,
    it is over 10,000 m tall, so it is the world’s tallest mountain if measured from
    the base to the summit, i.e. over twice taller than Mount Everest!
    Its last eruption took place 4,000 or even 6,000 years ago. This volcano is about
    one million years old. On its summit, there is an astronomic observatory with
    13 telescopes.

    2. The first ferris wheel in the world was built in Chicago, designed and
    constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893
    World's Columbian Exposition. It was 80.4 m high and was constructed to
    compete with 324-meter-high Eiffel Tower. After the exposition, it was
    dismantled and later rebuilt in a different place in Chicago, next to an exclusive
    neighborhood. After being exhibited in Saint Louis during World’s Fair, it was
    finally destroyed by a controlled explosion in 1906, because a local resident did
    not like it and did his best to get rid of it.

    3. In Ireland, about 8 km from Cork, there is the Blarney Stone, built into the
    Blarney Castle. According to a legend, kissing the stone makes you an orator.
    Blarney means clever or flattering talk.

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