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Without hands
Without hands
Doctors do not know precisely why Jessica Cox was born without hands. Сонограммы and other antenatal tests have not revealed this rare congenital defect. However, since infancy, its legs served it as hands. As well as all children, it has passed through various stages of development. It has learned to eat independently and as to write by means of legs. During all childhood, it participated in various actions, including: navigation, gymnastics, dances. Джессика has started to be engaged тайкванд
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Top 10 World Major Accidents
Top 10 World Major Accidents
Throughout history, humans have always been prone to accidents. Some, such as the exotic car crashes seen on this page, can be very expensive. But that's trivial compared to the truly expensive accidents. An accident is defined as "an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss". Our aim is to list the top 10 most expensive accidents in the history of the world as measured in dollars.
This includes property damage and expenses incurred related to the accident such as cleanup and industry losses. Many of these accidents involve casualties which obviously cannot be measured in dollar terms. Each life lost is priceless and is not factored into the equation. Deliberate actions such as war or terrorism and natural disasters do not qualify as accidents and therefore are not included in this list.
The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world. But it barely makes our list of top 10 most expensive. On
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To replace the bridge is estimated at $318 Million.
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Here we have our first billion dollar accident (and we're only #7
on the list). This B-2 stealth bombercrashed shortly after taking off from an air base in
The crash was captured on video. It shows one B-2 Bomber successfully taking off followed by the B-2 Bomber which crashes. The crash starts at
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The world's worst off-shore oil disaster. At one time, it was the world's single largest oil producer, spewing out 317,000 barrels of oil per day.. On
Within 2 hours, the 300 foot platform was engulfed in flames. It eventually collapsed, killing 167 workers and resulting in $3.4 Billion in damages.
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The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after takeoff due on
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According to a report by the Pontevedra Economist Board, the total cleanup cost $12 billion.