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Library of Congress Card Catalog in Washington, D.C.
For decades, elegant card catalogs occupied a central spot in the Library of Congress Main Reading Room. Before computerization, they were as central to the research process as a search engine in the...
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Fort Bourtange in Bourtange, Netherlands
Star forts, five-sided forts designed to give guards a panoramic view of any potential attackers, originated in Italy in the 15th century. Providing the optimal structure for protection from threats,...
View ArticleWatch the Walls Shimmer at Iran's Emerald Mosque
The surfaces of Shah Cheragh, a mosque in the Iranian city of Shiraz, glisten and shimmer as you walk by. Mosaics made of mirror shards and tiles cover each wall. Glittering chandeliers hang from the...
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Metolius Balancing Rocks in Culver, Oregon
It's rarely a good thing when wildfire consumes a protected park area. Yet when an overgrown juniper forest burnt down in Cove Palisades State Park near the Deschutes National Forest, it revealed a...
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Giant 'Luecke' Signature in Smithville, Texas
Flying above eastern Texas from Houston to Austin, air passengers gaze down to find a giant word spelled out with over three miles of trees, each letter stretching thousands of feet in each direction....
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Comfort Maple in Pelham, Canada
Standing at approximately 100 feet tall and measuring 20 feet around its trunk, the Comfort Maple is believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple tree. It is around 500 years old.The Ontario Forestry...
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Found: A Moose in This Random Person's Basement
Out in Idaho and other parts of the American West, winter storms have dumped an unusual amount of snow all over the region. In some places, more than four feet of snow have accumulated, and collapsing...
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The Stunning Early Infographics and Maps of the 1800s
Have you ever wondered what the tallest active volcano is? Or wanted to compare the height of mountain peaks and the lengths of rivers around the world? So did John Emslie and James Reynolds.Between...
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Lanai Cat Sanctuary in Lanai City, Hawaii
The island of Lanai is tiny: The population hovers around a little over 3,000 people, mostly staffing the island's Four Seasons resort. However amid the Hawaiian island's turquoise waters and endless...
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Victory Memorial Drive in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Victory Memorial Drive is an impressive sight that many Minneapolis residents do not know exists. It was dedicated in 1921 as a World War I Memorial to servicemen and nurses killed in the line of duty....
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The Singer Who Topped Charts by Embracing His Stutter
A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail.The boy that would become Scatman John had a hard time growing up.Before his...
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Found: Melted Uranium Rods, Lost at Fukushima
The Fukushima nuclear disaster happened in 2011; now, almost six years later, Tepco, the company responsible for the plant, thinks it may have found lost nuclear fuel debris in one of the reactors,...
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What Happens When 80 Falcons Fly Coach
Eighty falcons flying together would be a grand sight wherever they were.But eighty falcons flying together... on a plane?!The above photo was posted by Reddit user lensoo, with the comment "My captain...
View ArticleCouple Accused of Using a Massive Manure Pile to Annoy Their Neighbors
N.B. couple used giant manure heap to harass neighbours, judge rules https://t.co/paIT6yAjMnpic.twitter.com/hc324Z9HwN— Calgary Herald (@calgaryherald) January 28, 2017Everyone poops, including cattle,...
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Our Lady of the Rockies in Butte, Montana
It's only four miles from Butte, Montana as the crow flies, but it takes a good two and a half hours to get up and back to see “Our Lady of the Rockies,” 8,500 feet above sea level, high on top of the...
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Slauerhoffbrug Flying Drawbridge in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
The typical bridge in the Dutch town of Leeuwarden is a bascule bridge: when a boat approaches, one side of the bridge is hoisted up to make a 90 degree angle with the ground until the vessel passes...
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The Unlikely Comeback of New Zealand's Weirdest 'Living Fossil'
The tuatara should, by all rights, be extinct by now. The last living members of a 200-million-year-old family of reptiles called the Sphenodontia, the tuatara survived the cataclysm that wiped out the...
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Smithsonian Sushi Collection in Washington, D.C.
The American History Museum has collected an assortment of sushi ephemera as the Japanese dish gained popularity in the U.S. over the past few decades. Why collect sushi at a history museum? If you...
View ArticleWatch a Strange Miniature Automaton of Marie Antionette Play a Dulcimer Music...
Hundreds of years after her death, Marie Antoinette lives on—as an automaton. For most of her time, she sits idle in a dark room at the Musée des Arts and Métiers in Paris. It's only when a hand cranks...
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Hidden Cells of Newgate Prison in London, United Kingdom
Of all the names guaranteed to chill the heart of a Londoner, none was as terrifying as Newgate Prison. Located in the original City of London not far from St. Paul’s Cathedral, Newgate incarcerated...
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