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Jamaica May Get Rid of Queen Elizabeth and Finally Legalize Marijuana
Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo: Joel Rouse/OGL 3.0)The Jamaican government is considering ousting Queen Elizabeth II as their official head of state, in addition to legalizing marijuana, the government...
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The Golden North Hotel in Skagway, Alaska
The discovery of gold in the Yukon in 1896 set off the Klondike Gold Rush, which saw roughly 100,000 prospectors flood into the territory, all with the hope of striking it rich. Much of this traffic...
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Houston Maritime Museum in Houston, Texas
Nestled in this small museum is a big collection of intricate model ships from all around the globe.After he retired from the shipbuilding business, Jim Manzolillo sailed around the world seven times....
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The Laws of Physics Can't Explain Why the Universe Is Expanding So Fast
The Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light-years from Earth, as shot by NASA. (Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/CC BY-ND 2.0)Yes, the universe is expanding, and, well, maybe it is time to panic....
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Found: A Ferrari Stolen Over 28 Years Ago
The stolen car. (Photo: Customs and Border Protection)On July 19, 1987, a Ferrari owner in Orange County, Calif., discovered their car had gone missing. This was a nice car—1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi, in...
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The Turtle-Centric Burial Practices of Ancient Turkey
A Euphrates soft-shelled turtle, possibly taking a break from ferrying souls. (Photo: Dûrzan cîrano/CC BY-SA-3.0)Across history, various mythologies have incorporated the idea of a being or spirit...
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Pastafarianism is Not a Legally Recognized Religion in the U.S.
Touched By His Noodly Appendage, Niklas Jansson, 2008. (Image: Niklas Jansson/Public Domain)Generally, American law protects prisoners’ rights to exercise their religious beliefs. However, that...
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Naki Sumo Baby Crying Contest in Tokyo, Japan
Usually getting a baby to stop crying is the hard part of any parents' day, but during the Nai Sumo Baby Crying Festival the goal is to get the wee babes to start and keep crying to get rid of...
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Maeshowe in United Kingdom
The "Heart of Neolithic Orkney," this impressive cairn is an archaeological treasure both because it is so well preserved and because it is so well vandalized.Maeshowe is a Neolithic passage grave and...
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This Iowa Town's Dirt Might Be More Valuable than Gold
Conrad, Iowa, was first settled in 1853. (Photo: Courtesy Bob Coulter/City of Conrad)Every positive has a negative, every yin has a yang. On the one hand there is El Dorado, the mythical Andean city...
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The Ruins of Harbor Hill in Roslyn, New York
In its halcyon days, the estate of Clarence and Katherine Mackay was a Xanadu-like domain which spanned nearly 700 acres.The couple received the land as a wedding present from the groom's father, John...
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Found: A Magnificent Roman Villa, Hiding Under a British Backyard
The mosaic floor. (Photo: Wiltshire Archaeology Service)Sometimes there really is a secret world hiding in the backyard, just underneath the ground. In Wiltshire, in the south of England, one family...
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History's Most Over-the-Top Sunset Descriptions
"Sunset Over the Golden Horn," by Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky, from 1866. (Image: Public Domain)Sunsets: they're great. Nowadays, we can show off our sunset-spotting prowess across a variety of...
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Can You Spot all the Sea Monsters in this 16th-Century Map?
(Photo: Olaus Magnus/Public Domain)The creatures depicted on land in the 16th-century Carta Marina are not particularly unusual: the map's lands contain knights on horseback, wild boars and bears...
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Smuggler Caught With 11 Songbirds In His Pants
Man caught at Vietnam airport caught smuggling 11 endangered birds in his pants https://t.co/9imsbC19ENpic.twitter.com/vgZrfUKS99— Rachael Bale (@Rachael_Bale) April 13, 2016For modern wildlife...
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Over 1,300 Pounds of Illegal Shark Meat Seized at Chinese Fish Market
Does he look worried? (Photo: Barry Peters/CC BY 2.0) Fish markets are full of fascinating sights, but as one unlucky (and rightfully outraged) observer discovered in south China’s Hainan Province,...
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Hồ Thuỷ Tiên in Huế, Vietnam
Opened in 2004 at a price tag of approximately three million USD, the Ho Thuy Tien water park opened its gates to the public when it was only partially completed. Bankrolled by Company Hue Tourism,...
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Velké Losiny Château in Velké Losiny
In 1678 in Northern Moravia, Jindřich František Boblig arrived in the small town of Velké Losiny. It was the start of a horrifying nightmare for the region. Boblig was a witch hunter. Velké Losiny is a...
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Why It's Still a Struggle to Put Women in Space in 2016
Jerrie Cobb, in the Altitude Wind Tunnel in April 1960. (Photo: NASA/Public Domain)Claudia Kessler is currently sifting through applications for Germany’s first female astronaut. That's right—first. In...
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China Is Releasing Dam Waters to Ease Pain of El Niño Drought
(Photo: Marufish/CC BY-SA 2.0)China is releasing waters from dams in an attempt to ease the pain from a long-lasting drought that has affected areas up and down the Mekong River, which stretches from...
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