160 Meters facts
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A Serbian flight attendant once fell 10,160 meters (33,330 ft) without a parachute and survived.
North and South Korea engaged in a 'flagpole war' during the 1980's to build a tall flagpole. This resulted in North Korea having the tallest flagpole in the world for over a decade at 160 meters high.
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Serbian flight attendant Vesna Vulovic, who holds the Guinness world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute of 10,160 meters (33,330ft)
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There has been a "flagpole war" between North and South Korea on their border. After South Korea erected a 98-meter flagpole, North Korea built a 160-meter pole with a 595-pound flag. The pole erected by North Korea is the fourth-tallest in the world.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza, constructed c. 2580-2560 BC, remained the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. Unsurpassed until the 160-meter-tall (520 ft) spire of Lincoln Cathedral was completed in c. 1300.
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The largest Mexican flag in the world is located in Piedras Negras, Coahuila. It is 60 meters by 34 meters. The flag pole for the flag is 120 meters tall and weighs 160 tons.
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The highest fall without a parachute is 10,160 meters.
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A 160 million cubic meter decrease in water usage by German breweries has contributed to ground water in Berlin rising by up to a meter. Groundwater now has to be moved around by pipes to avoid flooding.
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The Death Star would be an absurdly lonely place. A sphere 160 km across, a crew of 1.7 million and ~479 trillion sq meters of floor space, every person would have ~thirty million 100 sq foot rooms to themselves; searching 1 room / min, you'd only meet 2 other people in an 80 year lifetime.
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A Serbian woman survived a 10,160 meter fall.
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Flight attendant Vesna Vulović. In 1972, she survived a 10,160 meter fall when her plane crashed after a suspected briefcase bomb exploded on-board. She holds the world record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute.
