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2. List of flagpoles by height - Wikipedia

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   This list of flagpoles by height includes completed flagpoles which are either free–standing or supported, excluding the height of any pedestal (plinth), building, or other base platform which may elevate them.

3. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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   Since 26 December 2021, the tallest free-standing flagpole in the world is the Cairo Flagpole, located in the New Administrative Capital, Egypt at a height of 201.952 m (662.57 ft), exceeding the former record holders, the Jeddah Flagpole in Saudi Arabia (height: 171 m, 561 ft), the Dushanbe Flagpole in Tajikistan [5] [6] (height: 165 m, 541 ft ...

4. Pole sitting - Wikipedia

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   Pole sitting is predated by the ancient ascetic discipline of stylitism, or column-sitting. St. Simeon Stylites the Elder (c. 388 –459) of Antioch (now Turkey) was a column-sitter who sat on a small platform on a column for 36 years.

5. Household pennant - Wikipedia

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   A household pennant (Finnish: isännänviiri; Swedish: vimpel; Norwegian: vimpel; Danish: vimpel) can be flown whenever there is no flag flying day and it is usually a means of telling that the "master of the house" is at home or simply for decorations. Due to this, pennants flags are usually a more common sight than the national flag in these ...

6. Does college football have a flag-planting problem? 'Our ...

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   After this year’s 34-3 win over the Sooners, Texas players carried out a more specific flag-planting routine at midfield. They stabbed the flag pole through a No. 6 Oklahoma jersey belonging to ...

7. Stilts - Wikipedia

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   Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground. In flood plains, and on beaches or unstable ground, buildings are often constructed on stilts to protect them from damage by water, waves or shifting soil or sand. Stilts for walking have platforms for the feet and may be strapped to the ...