Inside History on Instagram: "Japan’s earthquake-resistant infrastructure is among the most sophisticated globally, built to safeguard lives and property in one of the planet’s most seismically active zones. The country enforces rigorous building codes that mandate the use of reinforced concrete, flexible steel frameworks, and base isolation systems that enable buildings to sway safely during quakes. Many high-rise structures are outfitted with tuned mass dampers or water tanks to absorb and red

Inside History on Instagram: "Follow (us) @InsideHistory to learn something NEW everyday 🧠💫 Throwback to when a fake sign language interpreter crashed a major police press conference in the U.S.! Derlyn Roberts, a woman with a history of fraud charges, posed as an interpreter during a live media briefing announcing the arrest of a suspected serial killer in Tampa. Instead of accurate translation, she signed complete gibberish. Outrage followed, especially since one of the victim’s mothers is d

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