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They say that there are too many mysterious things on Earth, inexplicable, fantastic and even mystical. However some even quite explainable things and phenomena cause us sometimes no less surprising, as no fake interest, since they do not fit into generally accepted norms and look too unusual – almost fabulous.
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Such fabulous places include the mysterious town Australia – Coober Pedy, which translates from the local dialect as “Nora of a white man.” Of course, this is not quite a hole, but really an entire underground town, although the name itself, business, did not appear today and at that time it reflected this settlement very accurate.
The town of Coober Pedy is also called the world capital of opals, since at the beginning of the last century the richest was discovered here deposit of this precious “mystical” stone (by the way, with Sanskrit “upala” exactly translates as “gem” or “gemstone”). And finally, hundreds poured into this place people who soon realized that in this hot area better live underground. So in 1915 the White Nora person. ”
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Underground life allowed miners to maintain a constant comfortable room temperature – about 22 degrees Celsius, although outside the heat can rise here over 40 degrees, however, like falling sharply at night to 15 degrees and even lower than this marks. Today, the underground apartments of Coober Pedy residents have everything convenience, except for windows, of course, but it doesn’t interfere with the miners.
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Underground streets and blocks, shops, two churches, bars, a hotel and many other establishments necessary for the functioning of this city.
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Today, a little over 1,700 people live in Coober Pedy, who continue to mine gemstones – opals differing not only by its beauty, but also by some fantastic properties energy plan, why this mineral is not widely used only in jewelry, but also in magic.
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