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Then and Now - Stunning City Changes.

Much like their residents, cities are alive. They transform, evolve and can become a huge metropolise that was once a tiny village. In many places around the world, this change was remarkably fast and extreme, it just goes to show you what we can achieve when we work together.

Shanghai: 1990 and 2010

Jakarta, Indonesia: 1960 and 2010

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 1991 and 2012

Hong Kong, China: 1928 and 2014

Paris, France: 1900 and 2014

Toronto, Canada: 1930 and 2013

Melbourne, Australia: 1920 and 2011

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 1992 and 2014

New York, United States: 1932 and 1988

Los Angeles, USA: 1970 and 2014

Fortaleza, Brazil: 1975 and 2011

Long Beach, United States: 1953 and 2009

Bangkok, Thailand: 1988 and 2007

Seoul, South Korea: 1961 and 2013

Singapore: 1996 and 2011

Tokyo, Japan: 1945 and 2011

Athens, Greece: 1860 and 2014

Shenzhen, China: 1982 and 2010

Source: Mark B.

Mysteries to exercise your mind

Mystery one

A man was found murdered Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police.

The police questioned the wife and staff and got these answers:

The wife said she was sleeping.
The cook was preparing breakfast.
The gardener was gathering vegetables.
The maid was getting the mail.
The butler was polishing shoes in the pantry.

The police instantly arrested the murderer.

Who did it and how did they know?

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Mystery two

A man walks into his bathroom and shoots himself right between the eyes using a real gun with real bullets.
He walks out alive, with no blood anywhere and no, he didn't miss and he wasn't Superman or any other
crusader wearing a cape.

How did he do this?

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Mystery three

Poor Mr. Teddy was found dead in his study by Mr. Fiend.
Mr. Fiend recounted his dismal discovery to the police:

"I was walking by Mr. Teddy's house when I thought I would just pop
in for a visit. I noticed his study light was on and I decided to peek
in from the outside to see if he was in there. There was frost on the window, so I had to wipe it away to see inside.
That is when I saw his body. So I kicked in the front door to confirm my suspicions of foul play. I called the police
immediately after-ward."

The officer immediately arrested Mr. Fiend for the murder of Mr.Teddy.

How did he know Mr. Fiend was lying?

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Try to figure these questions before looking at the answers below.

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ANSWERS
1. It was the Maid. She said she was getting the mail but there is
no mail delivery on Sunday.

2. He shot his reflection in the bathroom mirror.

3. Frost forms inside of the window, not the outside. So Mr. Fiend
could not have wiped it off to discover Mr. Teddy's body.

Did you get them right? Be honest! Thinking is sooooo very good for our brains!

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THE NEW WORLD TRADE CENTER , NEW YORK

Inside the reopened World Trade Center: Stunning interior revealed as building opens for business 13 years after 9/11 terrorist attack

Publishing giant Conde Nast moved in Monday at One World by Go HD 1.1" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2818463/World-Trade-Center-reopens-business.html?ito=social-facebook#" style="float:none;text-transform:uppercase;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat;" class="ygrps-yiv-1298750150ygrps-yiv-412513810"TRADE Center, a 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper
The building is 60 per cent leased with advertising firm Kids Creative, and Legends Hospitality also moving in
Port Authority director said New York City skyline is 'whole again', as One World by Go HD 1.1" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2818463/World-Trade-Center-reopens-business.html?ito=social-facebook#" style="float:none;text-transform:uppercase;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat;" class="ygrps-yiv-1298750150ygrps-yiv-412513810"TRADE Center takes its place
City officials have called One World by Go HD 1.1" target="_blank" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2818463/World-Trade-Center-reopens-business.html?ito=social-facebook#" style="float:none;text-transform:uppercase;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:repeat;" class="ygrps-yiv-1298750150ygrps-yiv-412513810"TRADE Center in lower Manhattan 'the most secure office building in America'
The building, which is America's tallest, is open to tenants but a date for opening ceremony has yet to be decided

By Annabel Grossman for MailOnline and Associated Press

Published: 07:24 GMT, 3 November 2014 | Updated: 13:11 GMT, 5 November 2014 Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade

Center is again opening for business - marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation.

Publishing giant Conde Nast have already started moving into One World Trade

Center, a 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper that dominates the Manhattan skyline. It is America's tallest building.

It's the centerpiece of the 16-acre site where the decimated twin towers once stood and where more than 2,700 people died on September 11, 2001, buried under smoking mounds of fiery debris.

Pictures released today showed areas of the building open to the public, including the lobby, reception and pristine hallways leading to trains and the street.