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For skeptic and believer alike! Here's a truly mesmerizing story of a diminutive Latvian immigrant, Edward Leedskalnin, who constructed a castle and monuments to his unrequited love in Florida. Leedskalnin was only 5'1" and 100 lbs., had only a grammar school education, and yet managed to move blocks of stone that weighed twice as much as the largest pyramid constuction blocks ALONE! When asked how he could do such a thing he replied, simply, that he knew the laws of leverage that the ancient Egyptians knew. I'm not sure what to make of it. But, however he did it, it stands as a truly remarkable feat! He took the engineering secrets to the grave with him, but Coral Castle still stands today in Florida as a National Historic Landmark. Here's the URL's for perusal:
http://www.cosmiverse.com/paranormal062101.html
http://www.coralcastle.com/ (for great pictures...and don't miss the Nine Ton Gate thumbnail!)
I'd love to hear some reactions on this! Enjoy!
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