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gus fring’s laundry
from breaking bad posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
Here is the location of Gus Fring's laundry service (Lavandería Brillante) which sits on top of Walt and Jesse's meth super lab in seasons 3 and 4 of Breaking Bad.
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from diablo cody, juno posted in movies by chewing_the_scenery
Diablo Cody reportedly wrote the award-winning screenplay for Juno over the course of several weeks while on her laptop at the fertile land of imagination that is the Starbucks in this Target in Crystal, MN.
view full location details...exxon valdez oil spill
from environmental disasters, green movement posted in history by pete_nice
In the ensuing months, the media was awash with images of oil-covered wildlife, which briefly galvanized the public against environmental exploitation during the Exxon Valdez crisis.
This public relations mistake was later avoided in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by using copious amounts carcinogenic dispersants before the oil could reach shore.
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from environmental disasters, green movement posted in history by pete_nice
On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef at 12:04 a.m. In the next few days, the damaged vessel spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil into the sea and onto 1,300 miles of coastline. At the time, it was considered to be one of the most devastating corporate-caused oil spills ever.
The Valdez suffered from a number of technical failures (single-walled hull for the tanker, failed radar) and human errors prior to the accident. This included (but not limited to) the understaff and overwork of an exhausted sea crew- a practice that is still prevalent in the shipping industry today.
To combat the accumulation of crude oil on the seashore, a combination of high-pressure hoses and hot water were initially used, which cooked the microorganisms (plankton) that served as the base of the food chain in the ecosystem.
view full location details...shakespeare’s birthplace
from william shakespeare posted in history by speedy_dee
Although the specific date is unknown (most agree it was April 23, 1564 since he was baptized three days later on April 26), it is widely believed that William Shakespeare was born in this house. He lived in it throughout his childhood and for the first five years of his marriage to Anne Hathaway.
John Shakespeare (WIlliam's father) has documented ownership of the building as early as 1552, when he was fined for leaving a pile of muck on Henley Street. John was a wool merchant and glove maker who lived and worked out of the building with his family.
Today, the restored building has tours and an associated museum and is owned by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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