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China Cloned A Famous Turkish Carpet–and The Name of The Town it Came From
Chinese carpets are sneaking into foreign markets, fooling tourists and knocking down local prices. (Photo: Deb Collins/WikiCommons CC BY 2.0)Hereke carpets have a unique, illustrious, and now confused...
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Lloydminster in Lloydminster, Canada
"Where is Lloydminster?" is a harder question to answer than you'd think.The short answer is that it's located in both Saskatchewan and Alberta. It is Canada’s sole “border city,” with the provincial...
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Royston Shipwrecks in Courtenay, Canada
Rusting away under the roiling waters of Comox Harbour near Vancouver, British Columbia are 14 ships, twice retired.In the early 20th century the logging industry was booming around Comox Harbour near...
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Great Swamp Fight Monument in South Kingstown, Rhode Island
On December 19th, 1675, Native American and Colonial forces clashed in a battle that would go down in history as the "Great Swamp Fight." Today, this monument pays tribute to the brave soldiers on both...
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Rex Cinema in Stonehouse, United Kingdom
In 1935, the White Star Line scrapped the iconic cruise liner RMS Homeric. Just two years later, the new Rex Cinema in the rural Scottish village of Stonehouse unveiled an interior furnished directly...
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Rhode Island Has 1 Great Culinary Invention, And It's Coffee Milk
Autocrat coffee syrup, for blending with milk. (Photo: Sean Benham/flickr)In 1993, coffee milk was declared the official state drink of Rhode Island and not everyone was thrilled. According to the Wall...
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A Harvard Stadium Pigeon Prank That Pavlov Would Be Proud Of
Pigeons: prepare to descend! (Photo: Harvard Sports Information Dept/WikiCommons CC BY-SA 3.0)The annual Harvard-Yale football game happens on Saturday November 21, and along with it come everyone’s...
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The Strange Bird That Mimics Chainsaws, Car Horns and Human Voices
A male Superb Lyrebird. (Photo: Brian Ralphs/ flickr) A small crowd gathered around a bird in the home of Mrs. Edith Wilkinson. His feathers stretched out, the bird opened his beak and sang out in the...
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Fleeting Wonders: Selfie Stick Owners Consider Mixed Martial Arts
The selfie stick: a taker of profile pictures or weapon of self defense—or both? (Photo: pixolga/pixabay)Sometime in the last year or so, selfie sticks were transformed from a social embarrassment into...
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'Grand Theft Auto: Kirk Douglas' and More From the Wonderful World of Bootleg...
(Photo: Nata-Lia/shutterstock.com)The video game industry might be worth $83 billion, but not all games are made by large companies with sky-high budgets. In certain cases, small developer try their...
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Beaufort Castle in Beaufort, Luxembourg
First built in the 11th century as a small fortress on a rock, Beaufort Castle had the requisite moat and stone walls of Medieval European castles.But it didn’t stay small for long, and by the 12th...
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Wedding Cake Rock in Royal National Park, Australia
Wedding Cake Rock is a gleaming anomaly along Australia's rugged coastline.Although it seems like a carefully crafted sculpture with its bleached white color, illusion of layers, and straight lines,...
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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan
Ever since the mid-19th century, the Thunder Bay region has been a heavily-trafficked waterway, sitting as it does on shipping lanes that carry cargo between the upper and lower Great Lakes. And since...
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The Grave of Elizabeth Budd-Graham in Tallahassee, Florida
Nestled in Tallahassee's oldest public cemetery, the curious grave of Elizabeth "Bessie" Budd-Graham is a unique memorial to a woman some believe was a kindly "white witch." The Old City Cemetery was...
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Corvin Castle in Hunedoara, Romania
In the heart of Transylvania, one of Europe's largest castles looks like it sits atop a rocky bluff with naught but a thin bridge allowing access. But this is simply Corvin Castle, which looks like...
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Wawa Goose in Wawa, Canada
This giant metal goose has been drawing in motorists from the nearby highway for over 50 years, and the giant fowl's popularity doesn't appear doesn't seem to be flying the coop anytime soon.When the...
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The Delights and Perils of Navigating New York City With a Guidebook From 1899
Luke Spencer's Baedeker's United States Guide, at the Hotel Martinique, which opened in 1897. (Photo: Luke Spencer)A century before the travel guide shelves at bookstores were bursting with Lonely...
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9 Beautiful Portraits of Rescued Owls
Forrest, a Great Horned Owl. (All photos: © Leila Jeffreys) Photographer Leila Jeffreys settled her carefully chosen subject into position. The background was a complimentary shade of light brown....
View Article100 Wonders: Devil's Kettle
Unexplained natural phenomena can be hard to come by these days. Devil's Kettle is one such mystery. Located in the Judge C. R. Magney State Park in northern Minnesota, Devil's Kettle is a split...
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