New

Posted Jan 17, 2019 18:36 UTC (Thu) by thyrsus (guest, #21004)
In reply to: New by tialaramex
Parent article: Approaching the kernel year-2038 end game

I've always enjoyed this: "Ironically, the New River is considered by some geologists to be one of the oldest rivers in the world.[11]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_%28Kanawha_River_...

New & Old

Posted Jan 18, 2019 9:41 UTC (Fri) by rschroev (subscriber, #4164) [Link] (2 responses)

Like how the Pont Neuf (New Bridge) in Paris is actually the oldest bridge in the city.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Neuf

New & Old

Posted Jan 18, 2019 15:34 UTC (Fri) by tao (subscriber, #17563) [Link]

At least New York is a lot more recent than York, and New Orleans is a lot more recent than Orléans.

New & Old

Posted Oct 7, 2023 17:59 UTC (Sat) by ceplm (subscriber, #41334) [Link]

You mean like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_New_Synagogue in Prague, which is the oldest active synagogue in Europe?