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National Geographic Explorer Olivier Nsengimana has set out to rescue captive grey-crowned cranes. Along with his team, he began a program taking cranes out of captivity and placing them back into their natural habitat.

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ADnpo TIL that in 1930 the Indiana Bell building was rotated 90°. Over a month, the structure was moved 15 inch/hr, all while 600 employees still worked there. There was no interruption to gas, heat, electricity, water, sewage, or the telephone service they provided. No one inside felt it move.
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