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17/05/2022

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17/05/2022

🚪 Door Fact:⁣
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There Is A Village In India Where Doors And Locks Don’t Exist!⁣
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A town in India where the villagers do not worry about security threats because they steadfastly believe that they can rely on the god of their village might be difficult to imagine but it does exist!⁣
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Shani Shingnapur in India’s Maharashtra state is based on a 300-year-old legend. Shani, the god of Saturn, appeared in a dream to the village chief and revealed himself as his own idol. He blessed the leader and promised to protect them from all dangers, but he had one condition: the deity ordered that a plate be kept at the door of every village where he would dwell from now on. It was believed that the rock and its colossal power protected them and continued to watch over them unhindered. This heavy black slab of rock is located in the Panasnala River, which runs through Shani Shingnapur Village, a small village in Chhattisgarh, India.⁣
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After installing the huge slab on a roofless platform in the heart of the city, the villagers decided to remove their door locks. They no longer needed them because they believed that it was no longer necessary when their Lord was watching over them, and this is how the tradition continued for generations. Even the public toilets in the village square have only a thin curtain at the entrance to ensure privacy. New buildings must follow protocol too, but not all. ⁣
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United Commercial Bank recently opened India’s first lockless branch, installing a transparent glass entrance with a barely visible electromagnetic lock to accommodate the beliefs of villagers. The police station, which opened in September 2015 and has not received a single complaint from villagers, who do not have a front door.

17/05/2022

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The Door K**b Was Invented In 1878.⁣
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The invention of the doorknob is not well documented, but the earliest findings were found to be invented in 1878. In that year, the US Patent Office received a template for improving the door and locking device from Osbourn Dorsey.⁣
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Before doorknobs were invented, people only used locks and keys if they could afford to have them fitted. Alternatively, they kept the key, did not lock the door, and simply stored their valuables in boxes or chests that could be locked. The key to the king’s castle was entrusted to a servant called a Chamberlain, who hid his treasures in his bedroom. The problem was they were very expensive, and the poor people just didn’t have the money to afford them. This meant they had to rely on simple and cheap ways to open the doors, such as a steering cord. Therefore, no door handle was actually required to close and secure the door.

17/05/2022

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Some Of The Most Colorful Doors Are In Ireland!⁣
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Some doors in Ireland are very colorful and visually attractive, and they can actually be very striking and memorable. ⁣
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Sadly, this happened when Queen Victoria died, and residents were ordered to paint their doors black to mourn her death. Instead, the doors have been painted in different colors as an act of rebellion, and now we see a rainbow of colored doors in Ireland.⁣
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Numerous nuances and shades of color have been painted on the walls of churches, schools, hospitals, and other public buildings across the country and have become part of the cultural heritage of many Irish cities.

16/05/2022

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The Oldest Door In England Is 900 Years Old!⁣
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The oldest door in England is over 900 years old and is made of oak, located in Westminster Abbey. It is one of the oldest wooden doors in the world, built during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042 - 1066). Norman abbey was consecrated in 1065 by King Edward.

13/05/2022

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The Patent To The Revolving Door Was Given In 1888.⁣
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An inventor from Philadelphia named Theophilus Van Kannel received the first revolving door ever patented by the US Patent and Trademark Office in New York City. The patent for the revolving door was granted On August 7, 1888, and shows a revolving door with three partitions.⁣
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Theophilus Van Kannel invented the design that marks the entrance to modern skyscrapers. The revolving door helped to alleviate some of the problems associated with conventional doors and served as an airlock to prevent damage inside a building, such as air conditioning and ventilation systems.⁣
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It also kept street noise and exhaust fumes away, and architects liked it for its ability to make a room appear large and majestic. The door was particularly useful in high-rise buildings, where the high air pressure difference created by the high ceilings and walls of the building made conventional doors difficult to open and close.⁣
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Van Kannel founded his own company, the International Revolving Door Company, to manufacture and market his designs.He also experimented with other inventions and was awarded a John Scott Medal of the City of Philadelphia for his inventions in 1924 and continued to work on improving the revolving doors for the rest of his life.⁣
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12/05/2022

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The Largest Door Is In Florida! ⭐ ⁣
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The entrance doors of the Kennedy Space center are the largest in the world. Completed in 1965, the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Centre, on Merritt Island, Florida, has the largest doors in the world, and it is also the fourth largest building structure in the world by volume. These doors are 465 feet high and take 45 minutes to open and close.

11/05/2022

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09/05/2022

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08/05/2022

🚪 Door Fact:⁣
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there is a reason most doors swing into a room or home. ⭐ ⁣
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Reason in Ancient Rome: to let Janus, the god of doors and opportunities, in⁣
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The month of January is named after the god of doors, Janus, and refers to the first month because it signifies the beginning and opening. Janus was known as the “God of the Doors” and also as the patron saint of all doors. When the Romans built their doors, they welcomed and greeted Janus and his guests in, and when a Roman did great service to his country, he was honored with an open door to the outside world, symbolizing his help to the empire.

07/05/2022

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