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Maine State Prison Showroom in Thomaston, Maine
Since the inception of Maine's prison system, inmates have been kept busy by craftwork. It began with the menial labor of constructing wooden wagons and later pressing license plates. Today, the...
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Susan B. Anthony's Grave in Rochester, New York
At the historic and beautiful Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, a modest white gravestone marks the final resting place of Susan B. Anthony, the social reformer who spent decades leading the...
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Moving Sand Dunes in Smołdzino, Poland
For thousands of years, the sand dunes in northwestern Poland have been moving. At an average rate of 10 meters (32 feet) per year, the dunes at Słowinski National Park are blown by the volatile winds...
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Republic of Önneköp in Önneköp, Sweden
There is a small village in southern Sweden that has fairly ordinary attractions: a couple of cafés, a general store, a busy bus stop, a community bulletin board… but this is no ordinary village....
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See the Weird and Fascinating Deep-Sea Creatures That Live in Constant Darkness
A version of this story originally appeared on bioGraphic.com.Although blue is the color most often associated with the world’s oceans, black is a far more apt descriptor for nearly 90 percent of our...
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Help Reunite This Lost WWII Love Letter With Its Owner
On July 5th, 1945, a young British woman named Dorothy penned a letter to her sweetheart, Harry Hughes, a Royal Air Force pilot posted overseas in India. She told him about her day—she had voted in the...
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Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival in Edirne, Turkey
As the story goes, the Ottomans were raiding forts on what is now Turkey's shared border with Greece and Bulgaria when one night two soldiers began to wrestle.The Sultan, entertained by the tussle,...
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A Short History of the Awkward Concession Phone Call
On November 4, 1980, President Jimmy Carter went on television to concede to Ronald Reagan. The polls hadn't closed in California yet, but it was obvious Reagan had won. Before his speech, Carter sent...
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What to Pack Before You Go Off The Grid
You never know when disaster might strike. Amidst mass panic, fear, and chaos it’s understandably difficult to keep logic and reason in check. The last thing you’d want to do when it’s time to flee...
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Here Are Even More of Your Election Panic Dreams
Last week, we asked you to send us your election panic dreams. Many, many of you complied. But then dozens more came in, and we're now up to 139 panic dreams and counting.A panic dream can be defined...
View ArticleLet These Beautiful Views of Earth From Space Take Your Mind Off Your Worries
As anxiety runs high during these tense times it may be difficult to keep your wits in check. But regardless of the problems and fears that have you panicked (and even sleep deprived), it's important...
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1990s Doomsday Planners Worried About Feminists Breaching Nuclear Waste Sites
The year is 2091, and women are in charge of the United States. According to a missive describing their rise, they occupy 80 percent of top governmental, academic, and corporate positions. The cultural...
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How to Solve Voter Fraud, 19th-Century Style: A Glass Ballot Box
Voter fraud has been a contentious issue during the 2016 presidential election campaign, despite there being scant evidence that it actually occurs. But the methods being employed to combat it—such as...
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Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum in Kiev, Ukraine
This small and unassuming museum documents the catastrophic nuclear incident that occurred at Chernobyl on 26th April 1986 at 01:23, Moscow time. The museum's slogan is "est dolendi modus, non est...
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Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea
This palace was Kim II Sung's official residence until his son, Kim Jung Il, had it redeveloped as a mausoleum for his father and himself. This is a very sacred site in North Korea. Visitors are...
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Make Your Voice Heard! Vote for the Best Obscure Places in 8 Swing States
Maybe you voted early or by absentee ballot. Maybe you went this morning, or at lunchtime. But doesn't scrolling past all those "I Voted" stickers on your social media feeds make you want to vote for...
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Battle of the Elms in Stockholm, Sweden
As the city of Stockholm grew in the 1960s and 70s, the demand for public transportation grew with it. The blue metro line was added to connect downtown Stockholm with the expanding suburbs northwest...
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Why Don't They Make Alarms Like This Anymore?
Bright red Dictograph alarms, like the one above, may be the Platonic ideal of alarms—you can just picture that light flashing while the machine screeches its warning. The company that made them...
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Huston Cemetery in West Des Moines, Iowa
Huston Cemetery is a little country graveyard right in the middle of a roundabout in busy West Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1847, the first graves were two young girls from a family traveling by...
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Ianto's Shrine in Cardiff, United Kingdom
On the boardwalk of Cardiff Bay’s Mermaid Quay you’ll find a memorial to a man who never existed.Ianto Jones was a supporting character on Torchwood, a spinoff of the popular BBC series Doctor Who. Set...
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