The end of the world

Detroit has filed for bankruptcy. The city’s decay is such a visual spectacle that tourists flock there from around the world. German college students came for a “tour.” When asked what the appeal was, one student gleefully exclaimed, “I came to see the end of the world.”

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How to destroy a city

Hiroshima was reduced to rubble in an instant. The year was 1945. America dropped an automatic bomb on this proud city, leading to the death of 60,000 people and the destruction of the city’s infrastructure.

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