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The French Vosges is full of deserted ski slopes due to the lack of snow. Fifteen ski areas have been closed in recent years, yet they have left some traces.
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Spanish engineer and inventor Leonardo Torres Quevedo erected the world's first cable car suitable for passenger transport in 1907.
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