The Latte Stones of Mariana Islands
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 22, 2015
Throughout most of the Mariana Islands, a crescent-shaped archipelago in the western North Pacific Ocean near Japan, a peculiar kind of mega...
The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 22, 2015
The McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona, USA, looks like a monumental piece of modern art. A great wh...
The Great Stalacpipe Organ Creates Music From Cave Stalactites
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 21, 2015
The world’s strangest musical instrument is located in one of the most unlikely places in the world — deep underground, inside Virginia'...
The Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 21, 2015
The city of Rio de Janeiro has opened a new “experimental museum” called the Museum of Tomorrow devoted to exploring the possibilities of a ...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 1
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 20, 2015
A collection of interesting and noteworthy articles that you may have missed, pulled out from Amusing Planet’s nearly 8-year old archives. ...
Yipao: Colombia’s Bizarre Jeep Parade
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2015
The Jeep is Colombia’s most iconic mode of transportation, especially in the coffee growing regions where farming is an integral part of lif...
This is Egypt’s Only Waterfalls, And its Man-Made
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 19, 2015
The valley of Wadi El-Rayan, 65 km southwest of Fayoum city, in Egypt, is home to two large artificial lakes created to divert excess agricu...
The Rooftop Racetrack of Fiat’s Lingotto Factory
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2015
The Lingotto building in Turin, Italy, is a massive half-kilometer long reinforced concrete structure, five stories tall, that once housed t...
The Jail Tree of Wickenburg
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 18, 2015
In the town of Wickenburg in Arizona, there is a 200-year old mesquite tree that according to legend, served as the town’s “hoosegow” betwee...
Do Walking Palm Trees Really Walk?
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 17, 2015
A recently published article on BBC’s website mentions a certain palm tree that has allegedly developed a rather unique ability unbecoming ...
