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Know how painting the roofs white help cool the buildings and its environmental benefits

Several basic roof designs.

How are reeds used to make thatched roofs?

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Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

Aspirin pills.

7 Drugs that Changed the World

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

Drinking water is poured into a glass.

Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts

Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

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Several basic roof designs.

Know how painting the roofs white help cool the buildings and its environmental benefits

How are reeds used to make thatched roofs?

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Key People

Candela, Felix: L'Oceanogràfic

Felix Candela

Spanish architect