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Maungawhau (Mount Eden) in Auckland, New Zealand
At almost 650 feet high, the cone of this long-dormant volcano is the highest natural point in the Auckland region. But that's not its only claim to fame—the stone observation platform at its peak was...
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How the Navy Tried to Turn Bioluminescence Against the Soviets
In October 1999, Ukraine’s secret service showed up at the home and office of Sergei Piontkovski, a marine biologist, and started raiding his files. They were looking for information about...
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NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel in Hampton, Virginia
From 1931 to 2009 nearly every Air Force fighter plane spent some time undergoing tests at the Full-Scale Wind Tunnel in Hampton, Virginia. While most wind tunnels test scale models, a NASA history of...
View ArticleFound: A Hoard of Gold Hidden Inside a Piano
Inquest into the 'Piano Hoard' from South West Shropshire, opened today... https://t.co/4pxpo9VUs2pic.twitter.com/thk0UV9G9x— Treasure Registrar (@TRegistrar) January 12, 2017After a community group in...
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Daintree Entomological Museum in Diwan, Australia
A couple kilometers after crossing the Daintree River, a metal spider web gate pokes between the trees. A horseshoe driveway brings guests up to a timber cottage, where you'll find the Daintree...
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The Russian Spy Who Convinced America to Take ESP Seriously
On the afternoon of April 22, 1954, reporters massed at a press conference in Bonn, Germany. They’d been invited to meet one Nikolai Evgenievich Khokhlov, a captain in the Soviet Union’s newly minted...
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Tres Chimbadas Lake in Madre de Dios, Peru
Tres Chimbadas Lake in southeast Peru is about 30 miles from the border with Bolivia. It’s a small oxbow, a little over a mile long and less than 12 feet deep. The landscape of the lake is serene, but...
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This Austrian Town Is Hiring A Professional Cave Hermit
Hey, you: Are you looking for a part-time job? Do you love caves and have a "Christian outlook"? Are you willing to relocate to Austria?If so, the town of Saalfelden has an empty hermitage with your...
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The Mysterious Stone Instruments That Keep Popping Up In Vietnam
In April of 2015, farmer Pham Dinh Huyen of Quang Binh, Vietnam set to work on his new fishpond. He had barely started digging when his shovel hit a rock. He pried it out and put it aside, but then he...
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Godey Lime Kilns in Washington, D.C.
Driving along Rock Creek Parkway, near Georgetown in Washington, D.C., you may glance out your car window and notice this odd masonry structure with a small plaque in front. Located right off the...
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Henn-Na Hotel in Sasebo, Japan
On the Kyushu Island of southwestern Japan you'll find a hotel run almost entirely by robots. At the Henn-Na Hotel, located in Japan’s Dutch-themed Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park, all receptionists,...
View ArticleReddit Users Prompt Recall After 'Flawed' Boots Leave Swastika Tracks
California company recalls boot after discovering Swastika on bottom. https://t.co/e9Q5Hj2xOzpic.twitter.com/Dq4wY07pY5— KCTV5 News (@KCTV5) January 12, 2017Earlier this week, a Reddit user with an...
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Puerto Maldonado Obelisco in Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Puerto Maldonado is a small city along the banks of the Tambopata and Madre De Dios, rivers that eventually make their way to the Amazon after tripping through the Beni, the Mamore and the Madeira....
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Rediscovering the Wonderful World of Weepuls
Do you remember Weepuls? A booming public relations trend in the 1970s and 1980s, they could often be found sitting on car dashboards, or clinging to the tops of computer monitors. For a time, fuzzy...
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Musso and Frank Grill in Los Angeles, California
Chef Alfredo di Lelio invented Fettucine Alfredo in 1914 for his pregnant wife who had terrible morning sickness. It was so delicious he added it to the menu of his small restaurant in Rome. While...
View ArticleWatch an Artist Walk Thousands of Steps to Create Wolves and Leaves in the Snow
In February 2015, skiers and visitors at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada may have spotted a man in a pair of snowshoes trudging back and forth though deep snow. The footprints he left behind...
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The Voder, the First Machine to Create Human Speech
Today, machine-made voices talk to us all the time. They act as personal assistants for our cell phones, manage our smart homes, and, occasionally, call from unrecognizable phone numbers to tell us we...
View ArticleWatch Nevada's 'Bridge Ninjas' Snatch Dangerous Debris Out Of A Flood
NDOT clearing debris from the river. Keep your storm drains clear and help reduce flooding. #nvflood17pic.twitter.com/vpO2Zn9Bb9— Love NV Waters (@lovenvwaters) January 8, 2017When a flood hits a city,...
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Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room in Chicago, Illinois
The meticulously recreated Trading Room is one of the few extant remains of the historic Chicago Stock Exchange building. Designed in the 1890s by famed architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, the...
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Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick in Peru
Clay licks are steep walls of red clay caused by erosion along riverbanks. The name comes from the animals they attract: parrots who flock there by the hundreds to eat the clay every morning.Scientists...
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