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Norway Will Start Shutting Down Its FM Radio Tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, commuters in northern Norway who flip on their car radios as they head into work may be greeted with the sweet sound of... nothing.In a world first, the Norwegian government will...
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The Meatless, Wheatless Meals of World War I America
When American families sat down for dinner in 1918, the table would often be lined with meatless and wheatless dishes. Depending on the day, a meal might start off with rolls made with a blend of...
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Why Do Canadians Say 'Eh'?
When I told friends in the Pennsylvania suburb where I grew up that I was going to college in Canada, their responses tended to come in two forms. One was about the weather; to a southern...
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Visit The Ghost Towns of Nevada
During the 19th century mineral rush that earned Nevada the nickname "the Silver State," boom towns popped up left and right across the desert. Unfortunately, only a few survived. The rest were...
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The Masque in Los Angeles, California
Each city has its own origin story for punk. It spread from New York City to London in the mid-70s with a Ramones show. The Sex Pistols in turn helped it spread through middle America on a tour. Around...
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Hamilton Grange in New York, New York
Built in the pastoral expanses of colonial Harlem, Alexander Hamilton's two-story Federal-style family home was completed in 1802, a scant two years before the Founding Father was shot by then-vice...
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The Story Behind Gay Bob, the World's First Out-And-Proud Doll
"It's another evidence of the desperation the homosexual campaign has reached in its effort to put homosexual lifestyle, which is a deathstyle, across to the American people."A lobby group called...
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Sun Cruise Resort and Yacht in Jeongdongjin, South Korea
Many cruise ships are visible from South Korea’s eastern coast, but in the town of Jeongdongjin one vessel stands out from the rest. While most ships in the Sea of Japan hover atop the sea, the Sun...
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Brazilian Military Cemetery of Pistoia in Pistoia, Italy
The role of Brazil in the European theatre of World War II is one of the least well known aspects of the war. This Italian cemetery is the memorial to that role.In 1944, 25,000 soldiers of the...
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In the 1960s, Telegraph Poles Were Equipped With Nuclear Bomb Alarms
In 1961, all around America, small, cylindrical canisters were being installed at the top of Western Union telegraph poles. The canisters were colored white and topped with a Fresnel-type lens, the...
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Found: A Man Stuck in the Walls of an Apartment Kitchen
In a New York City apartment, a woman was startled when she heard a loud crash in the kitchen. "I freaked out for a couple of minutes," she told the New York Daily News. When she calmed down, she went...
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In Austria, Zoo Elephants Eat Leftover Christmas Trees
Elephants at Schönbrunn enjoy a piney post-Christmas snack https://t.co/iysueNP9POpic.twitter.com/xp2cmdLP3b— The Local Austria (@TheLocalAustria) January 11, 2017Every year at Christmas, a giant tree...
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Chess City in Elista, Russia
In the steppes of southwestern Russia, there lies the largest Buddhist city in all of Europe, a town called Elista. In addition to giant monasteries and Buddhist sculptures, Elista is also home to...
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The Best Kitchen Gadget of the 1600s Was a Small, Short-Legged Dog
In the hot, smoky kitchens of 17th-century Europe, you’d find a lot of things you’d never see in kitchens today; a large open fire, an iron roasting spit, and oh—a giant hamster wheel-like contraption...
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Jarbidge Wilderness in Jarbidge, Nevada
In 1964, the Jarbidge Wilderness became the first ever wilderness area in the state of Nevada, growing to encompass more than 113,000 acres of pristine terrain. Dotted throughout the wilderness area...
View ArticleWatch This Artist Knit Body Suits and Tapestries Out of Shredded Paper
Artist Movana Chen spends much of her time next to a large ball of tangled strings of paper. The pages of old books, magazines, diaries, and maps become woven sculptures and dresses—the shreds of paper...
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Reliquaries of St Mark's Basilica Treasury in Venice, Italy
St Mark's Basilica in Venice is the city's most famous and likely most crowded church, an excellent example of Italo-Byzantine architecture. It is not, however, Venice's most attractive or most...
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The Marriage of Money and Real Estate in New York, New York
Little green men stand ready to invade the west shore of Roosevelt Island in New York City. Well, not men so much as a coin and a house. And not invade so much as symbolize the struggle of wealth...
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Curwood Castle in Owosso, Michigan
Though Owosso, Michigan contains some of the most luxurious historic homes found throughout the Midwest, one stands out from the rest. Curwood Castle was built in 1923, but the yellow chateau looks...
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Reinraum's Art Exhibits in a Public Toilet in Düsseldorf, Germany
There is an underground public bathroom in Düsseldorf's city center that went unused, unloved, and for ten years, nearly unnoticed. It took a scrappy band of local artists to see its potential, taking...
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