Vertigo_Warrior@VertigoWarrior · Mar 30, 2025

How the world has changed over time. ~A Thread🧵 1. Dubai 1985 vs 2016

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A visual thread comparing how the world has changed over time through before-and-after photos of major cities, historical sites, and landscapes, showing urbanization, technological advancement, and the impact of nature and time on civilizations from Dubai and Hong Kong to ancient temples and the pyramids.

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How the world has changed over time. ~A Thread🧵 1. Dubai 1985 vs 2016
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2. Humans and Televisions over the Years
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3. Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu , India
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4. The Sphinx before and after the excavation.
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5. Hong Kong in 1964 and Now
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6. Persepolis , Iran Then and Now
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7. Children have practivally stopped playing outdoor sports
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8. Inside of an Airplane in 1930
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9. Where has the family bonding gone?
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10. Kids on the streets of England, 123 years ago in the year 1901.
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11. Hiroshima, Japan
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12. Chichén Itzá
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13. Titanic's grand staircase, then and now
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14. We have been taken over by electronically
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15. Such an ironical photo
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16. Houtouwan, an abandoned fishing village on Shengshan Island near Shanghai, was established in the 1950s and once housed over 2,000 fishermen. Nature quickly reclaims what we leave behind.
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17. Sad Picture
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18. Philippi , Greece Then and Now
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19. Piccadilly Circus, London, 1949 - 2021
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20. Tyre , Lebanon Then and Now
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21. 74-year difference near Svalbard, Norway, from 1928 to 2004
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22. The pyramids in their original form, covered in pristine white limestone with a pure gold peak.
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23. Kedarnath, India
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