Showing posts with the label Germany

The Wolf of Ansbach

Jul 13, 2023

Like most wild animals, wolves predominantly inhabit remote areas, maintaining a natural inclination and capability to steer clear of human ...

Cold Water Geysers

Jun 28, 2023

A typical geyser expels hot water and steam when an underground spring comes in contact with hot rocks heated by magma, causing the water to...

Dresden’s Tobacco Mosque

Jun 22, 2023

The ‘Tobacco Mosque’ in Dresden, Germany, by the city’s main railway line, is a fascinating structure. The impressive building with a 60-fee...

1764 Woldegk Tornado: The Strongest in History

May 18, 2023

On June 29, 1764, almost the entire town of Woldegk was in church attending a day of repentance and prayer. Also known as Buß- und Bettag, i...

Why Phyllis Rode Aristotle Around Like a Horse

May 17, 2023

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, there is a bronze aquamanile, or water jug, dating from the late 14th or early 15th century. ...

The Case of The Radioactive Toothpaste

May 11, 2023

In the late 1943, while the Manhattan project was underway, a team of spies were sent to Europe to gather information about how the Nazis we...

5 Historical Figures Who Were Assassinated in The Lavatory

Apr 24, 2023

When a person is on the toilet, moving bowels, they are in a particularly vulnerable position. They are exposing parts of their body that ar...

Danube Sinkhole: Where a River Vanishes

Mar 2, 2023

The European river system is complex and extensive. Two of its main rivers, the Rhine and the Danube, despite not having their sources relat...

Escape From Colditz Castle

Mar 1, 2023

On a rocky outcrop high above the Mulde River in the small town of Colditz in Saxony, Germany, sits the massive Colditz Castle. Once the for...

Albrecht Berblinger: The Flying Tailor of Ulm

Nov 3, 2022

Albrecht Berblinger was an early aviation pioneer who is best known for designing a hang glider, nearly four decades before British inventor...