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  1. Oct 21, 2019, 12:52 PM #1
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    Moving a 120-year-old lighthouse - photo

    Preparing to move the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse in Denmark.

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    https://science.howstuffworks.com/en...ing-moved3.htm
    Reminded me of when they had to move the Cape Hatteras Light House. The neat part was there was an update every day on the internet. 20 years ago that was really cool.
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