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Angel Falls and Jimmie Angel’s Plane

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New writer: Noel Ballantyne Noel is from Sligo, NW Ireland. He is a very active member of the GE BBS forums, and loves to travel, especially to concerts when band’s tours do not visit Ireland. A common topic of conversation for most kids in school goes along the following path: “What is the tallest/smallest/fastest/slowest/most expensive?” etc. I think you know what I’m on about. “What is the biggest waterfall in…

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Every day around the world, millions of people gather in giant stadiums to watch their favourite sporting events and performance acts. But what happens when time inevitably catches up with these facilities? Today we begin our tour of abandoned stadiums from around the world with a look at old arenas in Europe, South America, and Africa.

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