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Major Richard Winters - Easy Company 101st Airborne
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Richard "Dick" Winters (1/21/1918-1/2/2011) was a decorated U.S. Army officer in the 101st Airborne Division. Winters and company parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, fighting across France, the Nehterlands, Belgium and Germany. Winters features in numerous books and is played by Damian Lewis in HBO's "Band of Brothers".

Tree of Life, Bahrain
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The Tree of Life in Bahrain is a roughly 400 year old Prosopis Cineraria tree which is a famous tourist destination as it is the only vegitation for miles.

Original Stanley Cup
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Officially known as the 1892 Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, the original Stanley Cup is on display inside of a vault at the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1892, Lord Stanley of Preston decided to create a trophy to award to the top amateur ice hockey team in Canada. This silver bowl was purchased in London, England by one of Stanley's aides.
Each year, the winning teams were allowed to engrave their players' names onto the Cup. It was eventually mounted on a small base, which grew in size over the years to make room for more engraved winners. As of 1910, the Cup has only been awarded to pro teams. In 1927, the NHL adopted the trophy as its own.
The original Cup was retired in 1970 and replaced with the Cup still used today.

Oak Alley Plantation
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The Oak Aley Plantation is located on the Mississippi River and dates back to 1839. The property has been used in several films. They include: Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Primary Colors (1998).

A statue of Charlie the Tuna
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A statue of Starkist Tuna mascot Charlie the Tuna at the company cannery in Atu'u

Tour d'Assas
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Tallest building in Montpelier

Lucille Ball's Childhood Home
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This was the childhood home of actress, comedian, model, and film studio executive, Lucille Ball.

Hewlett-Packard Building
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Tallest building in North Atlanta

Wayne Gretzky display
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Several of ice hockey's greatest players are honoured with a display case at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Gretzky was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1999.
Widely considered to be the best player in the history of the sport, Gretzky rewrote the record books during his playing career. He played his rookie year in the World Hockey Association with Indianapolis and Edmonton. The next year, Edmonton was absorbed by the NHL after the WHA folded. He played nine more seasons with Edmonton before being traded to Los Angeles. He played almost eight seasons in LA and a short stint with St. Louis before finishing his career with three seasons with the New York Rangers, retiring in 1999. He finished his NHL career with 2,857 points, nearly 1,000 more than the second highest total (former teammate Mark Messier).
This photo is flawed by Google's ridiculous decision to blur faces inside of this museum.

2002 Lucky Loonie
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At the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, a one dollar Canadian coin was placed below the ice surface at the centre of the rink. Those coins are nicknamed "loonies", as they have a loon (bird) on one side of the coin.
The ice surface was being prepared by a Canadian crew, and Trent Evans came up with the idea of hiding the coin under the ice as a good luck charm to the Canadian men's and women's teams. The coin did the trick, as both teams won the gold medal. The tradition has carried on in international competition ever since.
The coin was presented to Wayne Gretzky after the gold medal was won. It now resides at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

MCD Civic Centre
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Tallest building in Delhi

Retired engravings from the Stanley Cup
Each year, the names of the winning team members are engraved onto the NHL's Stanley Cup. Over time, the Cup's base grew in size and shape to accommodate more names. Eventually, it was determined that the Cup could not keep on growing, so it was decided to remove and retire some of the older engraved metal sections.
The bottom half of the modern Stanley Cup features five bands, with each designed to contain the names of 13 champion teams. Every thirteen years, the top (oldest) band is retired and a new blank band is added to the bottom. The next band will be retired in 2017.

Connecticut Financial Center
Tallest building in New Haven

Turner Cup
The Turner Cup was awarded annually to the championship winning team of the International Hockey League (IHL) from 1945-2001. The IHL was a minor ice hockey league predominantly based in the Midwestern United States. The league began expanding in the 1980's with additional teams located in the western and southern US and two Canadian cities.
The trophy was named after Joe Turner, a young goaltender who was killed in World War II. Just before serving with the US Army, he played in his first and only NHL game with the Detroit Red Wings. The Cup currently resides alongside several other retired trophies in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Assawoman Bay State Wildlife Area

University of Oxford, Investcorp Building by Zaha Hadid
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Torre Reforma
By LBR&A Arquitectos

Jim Paek hoisting the Turner Cup
On June 5, 1999, the Houston Aeros defeated the Orlando Solar Bears in the seventh game of the International Hockey League's (IHL) Turner Cup Final. It was the first season championship for the minor league hockey franchise.
In this photo on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame, veteran defenceman Jim Paek is celebrating with the Turner Cup trophy. Paek was the first Korean-born person to play in the NHL. His pro career spanned from 1987-2003. While he spent most of his career in the minor leagues, he did play 217 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins, LA Kings, and Ottawa Senators.
After his playing career ended, Paek became a minor league coach. He has recently accepted the job as director of South Korea's Olympic hockey program. The country hosts the 2018 games and has never qualified a team in Olympic ice hockey history.
The Houston Aeros existed from 1994-2013. The team moved to Des Moines in 2013 after they were unable to come to a lease agreement with Houston's Toyota Center.

Eddie Shore display
Several of ice hockey's greatest players are honoured with a display case at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Shore was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1947.
Shore began his pro career by playing two seasons in the Western Canada Hockey League in Regina and Edmonton. When that league folded, he was dealt to Boston, where he played with the Bruins for over 13 seasons. He won the Hart Trophy (NHL's MVP honours) four times, the most ever by a defenceman. Shore's legacy is also defined by his sheer toughness. In his second season, he broke the record for the most penalty minutes in a season.
Near the end of his playing career, he purchased the Springfield (MA) Indians minor league team. He owned the team from 1939-76.

Bank of America Building
Tallest building in Midland

Margate Tower
Tallest building in Myrtle Beach

Dominion Tower by Zaha Hadid
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View from Mount Mansfield

Buffalo Bill Ranch State Recreation Area

NHL's Presidents' Trophy
The Presidents' Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL team with the best regular season record. It was first awarded in 1986. It is seen here on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Torre Mayor

Fisher Towers

'Trickey Residence' by Craig Steely
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on the edge of the lava flow

Dixon Springs Waterfalls

BCEAO

Tour Bretagne
Tallest building in Nantes

Magnolias Waterfront Residences IconSiam
By Beaumont Partnership
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View from Pawnee Buttes

Telecom Italia
Tallest building in Naples

City Tower
Tallest building in Offenbach

Nassawadox Point

Gordie Howe display
Several of ice hockey's greatest players are honoured with a display case at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Howe was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1972.
Howe played the majority of his career with the Detroit Red Wings from 1945-71. He came out of retirement to join the new World Hockey Association in 1973. By doing so, he had the opportunity to play with his sons Mark and Marty in Houston. After the WHA folded six years later, Howe played one final NHL season with the Hartford Whalers in 1979-80.

Business Tower Nürnberg
At 135 m (443 ft), this is the tallest building in Nuremberg

'Davis/Hall House' by Craig Steely
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nice pics in the link

Grand Falls

Katy Falls

Olosega island
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Ofu-Olosega, they are geographic volcanic remnants separated by the narrow 137m wide Asaga strait.

Welcome to Olosega Island
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Ofu-Olosega islands

'Fishman-Kurakawa House' by Craig Steely
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nice photos in the link

Ofu island
Ofu is the western part of the volcanic outcrop of Ofu-Olosega Island

Mario Lemieux display
Several of ice hockey's greatest players are honoured with a display case at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Lemiuex was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1997.
He played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1984-2006. Although he ranks among the all-time leaders in several offensive categories, his numbers suffered due to a bout with Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic back and hip pain. He has been the principal owner of the Penguins since 1999.

Arkansas Post Museum

Vale House
Tallest building in Newcastle

Azimut Hotel Murmansk
Tallest building above the Arctic Circle

Rock City Park

Pioneer Homestead

Upshur County Court House

Norrköpings gamla vattentorn
Tallest building in Norrköping

Tour de la Prefecture
Tallest building in Nice

'Mullen Street' by Craig Steely
Very sleek

Milwaukee Admirals jersey
Founded in 1970, the Milwaukee Admirals minor league hockey team has been the top farm club for the NHL's Nashville Predators since 1998. A jersey from the team's 2005-06 season is on display in the Predators display case at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The jersey features a Milwaukee Brewers sponsorship patch on the right breast and a memorial patch on the left breast for the team's play-by-play radio announcer, Kyle Schultz, who suffered a fatal heart attack early in the season.
It is hard to tell from this photo, but it appears to be goaltender Brian Finley's #1 jersey. Finley was the backup to current Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne that season. The team lost in the Calder Cup Final series to Hershey in six games.

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Linville Falls

View from Erasmusgebouw KUN
Tallest building in Nijmegen

Grace Tower
Tallest building in Okayama

Wells Fargo Center
Tallest building in Norfolk

Ark Palace I
Tallest building in Odessa

Gorsky City I
Tallest building in Novosibirsk

View from Tinker Cliffs

Chessboard and pieces