Education of the Mind: TIL The Netherlands has an enormous North Sea barrier the size of two toppled-over Eiffel Towers that takes 2.5 hours to close. It was opened in 1997 with the intent to protect from storms and rising sea levels.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

TIL The Netherlands has an enormous North Sea barrier the size of two toppled-over Eiffel Towers that takes 2.5 hours to close. It was opened in 1997 with the intent to protect from storms and rising sea levels.

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