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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

The French Grand Prix will be running this weekend at Magny-Cours Formula 1 track and fans are hoping that a few more cars will race than the debacle last month at Indianapolis. There's no cars on the track in the…

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Friday, 1st July 2005

Marree Man

Ploughed into the Australian outback in 1998 (by persons still unknown), the Marree man is a 4km figure of an aboriginal. It's faded into the desert quite a bit now but the shape (and size!) is still quite apparent. Wikipedia…

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Sunday, 26th June 2005

Combat Training Centre

Here at Camp Gagetown, home to the Combat Training Centre (CTC) (which trains professional combat soldiers for service in units across the Canadian Army), they have some super-cool large type and a giant maple leaf cut from a massive swath…

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Wednesday, 15th June 2005

Avborne, MIA

Jay Soffian spotted this large type on the roof of an airplane hanger at Miami International Airport. Apparently Avborne is "one of the largest independent maintenance providers in North America".

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Monday, 13th June 2005

Hospital Ship

This is the Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) docked in San Diego, California. Apparently this was the ship that provided a great deal of medical aid to the recent tsunami victims. There's lots more information and good photos available at…

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Friday, 10th June 2005

Casino Windsor

There is a maple leaf painted in the parking lot to the front of the semi-circle shaped Casino Windsor. The large grey structure behind the casino is more parking and is connected by a skybridge. Thanks: Telus6429

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Friday, 10th June 2005

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Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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