Youanmi - 1909 to 1940. A gold mining area that once had quite a large town. Mining stopped in 1942 ad re-commenced in 1986. (Thanks to Keith for a couple of extra names.) Of all the names calculated to make school boys giggle and snigger it is probably Intercourse Island that provo...
“Stellar Sterility” is a scientific study of NASA materials concerning the existence of aliens in our solar system and universe. Most people have given up on the truth and resigned themselves to fables and fictions to sooth their pains and fears about life. Even half of NASA believes in E....
Town of Dolls is Just as Eerie as You Think It Is! Sunday, April 27th, 2014 Valley of DollsfromFritz SchumannonVimeo. There’s something unsettling about a small village in Nagaro, Japan. The village, located about 90 minutes from anything resembling civilization is like something out of a...
Michigan—cities where the car is king and the pedestrian is a pauper. Arlington’s city center dedicates a whopping 39% of its land to parking. Detroit, the famed Motor City, isn’t far behind, dedicating about a third of its downtown to car spaces. These areas have become so optimize...
Hubert's name is made up from 27 names, including a 666-letter surname. 100 year film 1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit mass poisoning A mass poisoning in 1951, in the small town of Pont-Saint-Esprit in southern France. More than 250 people were involved. 1966 Palomares B-52 crash A B-52G ...
A group of men used dynamite to blow up a police station in a town in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state on Monday, after seizing machine guns and a large cache of confiscated drugs from the building. Nov. 10, 2008 99 World & Nation Pres. Bush’s dog bites reporter: Is that news? Talk...
47. The longest walking distance in the world is 14,000 miles. You could walk from Magadan in Russia to Cape Town in South Africa without needing a vehicle. Source:This Is the Longest Walkable Distance on Earthat Popular Mechanics 48. Humans are the only animals that blush. ...
the site was blocked by internet service providers in australia and new zealand. now it appears that the freewheeling days of 8chan in manila could be at risk. jim watkins and his son have long argued that the site’s us-hosted content only need abide by american laws, which extend gener...
I always thought China Town in London had bad drains until I discovered the durian! A group of us clubbed together and bought one once (too expensive for one person,) we had a whole tube compartment to ourselves on the way home and our host made us store it in the garden overnight!
bring my feature documentaryThe Destruction of Memoryto life. That film has screened to date in more than 40 countries, been broadcast in 25 territories, and has had a clear impact. Throughout its journey it has proudly displayed the names of its generous Indiegogo supporters in its end ...