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The 40-Year-Old Hermit Crab
Jonathan Livingston Crab. (Photo: Paul Yacovitch)These days it's normal to announce your pet's birthday or adopt-iversary online. But it's definitely not common for the number to be 40—especially if...
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Trucks Have Been Blocking Bike Lanes in New York City Since 1899
Fifth Avenue at night, 1899. (Image: Charles W Jefferys/Art and Picture Collection, The New York Public Library) Bike lanes are pretty clearly not parking spaces, but, as any city cyclist knows, cars...
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Death Railway Bridge in Tambon Ban Tai, Thailand
There is a famous bridge in Thailand that crosses a river called the Khwae. It’s a destination for visitors of all kinds, including Europeans and Americans—who mostly have no idea they’ve been...
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Blood-Red Fountains Haunt Commuters In Zurich
A tinted fountain in Zurich. (Photo: Aktivistin.ch/Twitter)It's that time of the month. Yesterday morning, those making their way to work and school in Zurich were greeted by a strange sight—the...
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Police in Utah Recommend Against Shooting Random Clowns
No, not even this creep. (Photo: Graeme Maclean/CC BY 2.0)Police in Orem, Utah would like to make it clear that neither they, nor you, can legally shoot random clowns. With the increasing number of...
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The Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies—While Alive
Danjōgaran, a temple on Mount Kōya in Japan. (Photo: V663highland/CC BY-SA 3.0)The Japanese climate is not exactly conducive to mummification. There are no peat bogs, no arid deserts, and no alpine...
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How I Found the 4 Hardest-to-Find Bookstores in the World
Un Regard Moderne in Paris. (All illustrations by Bob Eckstein)For the past two years I have been looking for and illustrating the world’s greatest bookstores, for my latest book. My selections were...
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Sala Silver Mine Hotel Suite in Sala, Sweden
Apart from the intercom on the wall, staying in this cavernous hotel suite is a bit like spending a night in the Mines of Moria (minus the Balrog). The relatively small room, situated 155 meters (508...
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World's Largest Rubber Stamp in Cleveland, Ohio
In 1985, major oil company Standard Oil of Ohio, aka “Sohio,” opened up the 45-floor Sohio Building in downtown Cleveland. At the height of 659 feet, the mundane corporate headquarters needed some...
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Wild Bill's Nostalgia Store in Middletown, Connecticut
Wild Bill's is apparently "not just a store, it's a way of life." It's owned by a large bearded man (Bill) who has no relation to the famous sharpshooter but is becoming a folkloric legend in his own...
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Hovercraft Museum in Lee-on-the-Solent, England
Showcasing over 60 hovercraft and boasting a library containing everything anyone would want to know about the novel vessels, the Hovercraft Museum in Lee-on-the-Solent, England is the largest museum...
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Henry B. Plant Museum in Tampa, Florida
Henry Bradley Plant spent the 1880s building up a network of railroad and steamship lines that both terminated in Tampa, then a sleepy and sparsely populated fishing village prone to yellow fever...
View ArticleWatch This Guy Review Halloween-Themed Sushi, Hot Chocolate, and More
It's October and local grocery stores are well-stocked with Halloween candy, some that are specially made for the fall holiday. Like sushi body part gummies.Spot, who posts all kinds of review videos...
View ArticleWas the Exploded SpaceX Rocket the Victim of a Rival's Sabotage?
When a SpaceX rocket exploded on the launch pad in early September, the initial speculation about the disaster was that it was a simple accident. Building rockets and going to space is incredibly hard,...
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Garden of Oz in Los Angeles, California
In 1991, Hollywood resident Gail Cottman purchased a small plot of land directly beneath her Hollywood Hills abode. Originally intended to house a patch of roses, Cottman’s flower garden soon grew into...
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This Beautiful Art Nouveau Telescope Can Be Yours
A modern-day replica of the Porter Garden Telescope. (All photos courtesy of Russ Schleipman)You know what a backyard telescope looks like. A sleek metal cylinder pointed to the heavens. An eyepiece at...
View ArticleThe Longest-Married Man in the World Has Died
A man who was one half of what is believed to be the longest-married couple in the UK dies aged 110 https://t.co/pR2ysVZiDCpic.twitter.com/MsMsyQGX6u— BBC News England (@BBCEngland) October 4,...
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Tyneham Ghost Village in Dorset, England
In November of 1943 the villagers of Tyneham were given an evacuation notice by Winston Churchill's war cabinet. British forces had to be trained in modern combat in preparation for D-Day and, it was...
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Mortuary Station in Chippendale, Australia
Not far from Sydney's Central Railway Station sits an ornately decorated sandstone building, surrounded by a manicured lawn enclosed by a sandstone and iron palisade fence. The curiously imposing...
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In the 1900s, Being a 'Cigarette Fiend' Was a Legitimate Defense for Murder
A postcard from 1917 showing a "Cigarette Fiend", in a spell from "Madame Nicotine". (Photo: Public Domain)At the dawn of the 20th century, the United States fell victim to an incredibly dangerous...
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