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floor mat in used bottle caps by katell gelebart from netherlands
designer's own words:This floor mat has been made out of used bottle caps. * The caps are hand tied together by a thin nylon line that passes through 4 holes pierced in the caps. (=low technology) * Even low skilled people can make it ( = democratic design) * The material is 100% re-used because it comes from garbage (used bottles of juices, milk etc). (= zero waste) * The material is abundant and produced everyday everywhere in the world. (= immediate + abundant) low technology + zero waste+ immediate + abundant = low carbon footprints
This is my way of being environmentally responsible and aware of environmental justice.
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Hadrian's Wall is located near the border between modern-day Scotland and England.
It runs in an east-west direction, from Wallsend and Newcastle on the River Tyne in the east, traveling about 73 miles west to Bowness-on-Solway on Solway Firth. The wall took at least six years to complete.Antoninus Pius was the man who gave his name to the Antonine Wall of 142 AD, which runs between the the Rivers Clyde and Forth, extending Roman Britannia north from Hadrian's Wall. The wall was designed as a frontier for the empire, and a barrier to raiding Caledonian tribes.
The Anglo-Scottish border runs for 96 miles (154 km) between Marshall Meadows Bay on the east coast and the Solway Firth in the west.
In 1997, the Welsh voted for the creation of the National Assembly for Wales. For the first time in 40 years, Wales was recognized legally as a distinct constitutional entity within the UK. In 2006, following this vote and the passing of the Government of Wales act, the Senedd was created, the home of the National Assembly.
The National Assembly for Wales is called Senedd Cymru – The Welsh Parliament.
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Mount Everest is named after Welshman Sir George Everest.
Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China (Tibet) – Nepal border runs across its summit point.
The Welsh love-spoon is an iconic symbol across the world, originally carved by men to their respective lover’s family as a sign he was capable and skilled with his hands. Each symbol is representative of something, from the knot representing love, to the twist meaning the couple’s bond.
Joseph ‘Job’ Daniels from Aberystwyth, West Wales, emigrated to the US in the 18th century. His grandson Jack went on to create the world renowned Jack Daniels whiskey – you’re welcome!
The corgi dog (the Queen of England’s favorite!) originates from Wales; it means dwarf-dog or cor-ci.
Wales… Did you know
Having started as the Celtic nation of Cymru, throughout the centuries it was bullied by the larger powers of the time, including the Romans and the English.
Following revolt after revolt, including the Glyndŵr rising in 1400 and the Chartist uprising of 1839, Wales begrudgingly joined with the larger England.
Nevertheless, throughout these tumultuous times, Wales showed itself to be a proud, strong and determined nation, defending its land and its people until it became the principality that it is today.
Yes, it does rain a lot here and it is very hilly, but the landscape, culture and rugby make up for it.
Wales has more castles per square mile than any other European country, with Caerphilly being the largest in Wales and the second largest in Europe behind Windsor. Unfortunately, many were built as a way of controlling the Welsh people.
King Henry VIII of England introduced tax on beards in the 16th century. The tax varied on the social status of the man sporting the beard.
He also had 6 wives
Henry VIII is England’s most married monarch. He had six wives in total between 1509 and 1547. These were, in order:
1. Catherine of Aragon – Divorced – gave birth to Queen Mary 1
2. Anne Boleyn – Beheaded – gave birth to Elizabeth 1
3. Jane Seymour – Died in child birth with Edward 6th
4. Anne of Cleves – Divorced
5. Catherine Howard – Beheaded
6. Katherine Parr – Survived.Henry would divorce two wives, and behead two – Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard – for adultery and treason. He no doubt would have remained married to his third wife, Jane Seymour, who gave him his son and heir – Edward 6th, but she died in childbirth.
In the end, only two wives – Anne of Cleves, who he divorced years prior, and his final wife, Katherine Parr – would outlive him.King Henry III of England had a polar bear in his Royal Menagerie. It went fishing in River Thames, London and attracted many viewers.
Margaret Thatcher, first female British prime minister, was part of the team that was improving soft serve ice creams.
During the First World War, the secret service agents used semen as invisible ink. They had a motto “Every man his own stylo”
