Beech cupules. The husk can have a variety of spine- to scale-like appendages, the character of which is, in addition to leaf shape, one of the primary ways beeches are differentiated. The nuts are edible, though bitter (though not nearly as bitter as acorns) with a high tannin content, and are called beechnuts or beechmast. The name of the tree (Latin "fagus", whence the species name; cognate with English "beech") is of Indo-European origin, and played an important role in early debates on the geographical origins of the Indo-European people. Greek φηγός is from the same root, but the word was
Warsaw radio mast slowly deteriorating. Eldorado do Sul RBS Radio Mast, a mast radiator in Eldorado do Sul, Brazil, is a nearly perfect replica of Warsaw Radio Mast with 35.5% of its height. Warsaw radio mast The Warsaw Radio Mast was the world's tallest structure from 1974 until its collapse on 8 August 1991. It was the second tallest structure ever built, being surpassed as tallest by the Burj Khalifa, completed in 2010. The mast, which was designed by Jan Polak, was tall. Its construction, started in July 1970, was completed on 18 May 1974, and its transmitter entered regular service on 22