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‘World’s steepest’ cable car opens in Switzerland

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66% Informative

A spectacular new cable car has opened in Switzerland ’s Bernese Alps.

The Schilthorn Cableway is the steepest in the world, climbing 775 meters ( 2,543 feet ) in just four minutes at a gradient of 159.4% .

A US Army vet got his saxophone out and played Christmas songs on a delayed flight at Atlanta 's airport.

A group of lifelong friends recreated a photo taken in England in 1972 .

VR Score

53

Informative language

42

Neutral language

26

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

29

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

20

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