Curiosity
In 2006, Gilf Kebir Desert was the site of an extreme sports record from Italian runner Stefano Miglietti. On the 14th of December, 2006, Miglietti crossed this Egyptian desert by foot. He spent only 3 days and 5 hours to cover the full 340 km trail, running at an average speed of 9 km/h. He started from Wadi Mashi and arrived at Silica Glass, a desert close to the Gilf Kebir desert.
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Famous quotes containing the word curiosity:
“An impersonal and scientific knowledge of the structure of our bodies is the surest safeguard against prurient curiosity and lascivious gloating.”
—Marie Carmichael Stopes (1880–1958)
“Nature never wears a mean appearance. Neither does the wisest man extort her secret, and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection. Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Just walking around,
An object of curiosity to some,
But you are too preoccupied
By the secret smudge in the back of your soul
To say much, and wander around,
Smiling to yourself and others.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)