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The Longest Street In The World |
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 15:53 |
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Do you know that the longest street in the world starts from lake Ontario, splitting Toronto into east and west, finally ending in the Rainy River? The
street was constructed in 1793.
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First Ever House Numbering Exercise |
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Monday, 02 August 2010 14:12 |
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Do you know that the first ever house numbering exercise was carried out to control crime and to solve the time constraint in identifying distress
points by rescue operatives?
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 15:38 |
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New trends are emerging in the global real estate market daily. Nomenclature too is being manufactured to suit the accommodation being
described. One of such is 'APARTHOTEL'. What does this mean?
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The Largest Buildings in the World |
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 09:45 |
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Do you know that the largest building in the world is in the United States? For the purpose of this article, these buildings are ranked in order of
useable space (volume) and floor space (area). These buildings are assumed to be the structures suitable for continuous human occupancy in other
words, harzarduous uses are exempt e.g factories e.t.c.
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1st Storey Building in Lagos |
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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 12:07 |
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Do you know that the first storey building in Nigeria was built in 1845 in Badagry Lagos? 
In a time when it was seemingly 'impossible' to have a building on two floors, a reverend
mobilized resources that brought about one of the most celebrated buildings in Nigerian history
Still standing as it was built, the building has its components still in 'seeable' state
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