The Sand Buried Village of Shoyna
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2016
Shoyna is a small fishing village located on the Kanin Peninsula in Northern Russia. Situated on the edge of the arctic circle, the inhabita...
The Great Bell of Dhammazedi
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 13, 2016
The Great Bell of Dhammazedi was cast in the late 15th century by order of King Dhammazedi of the Burmese kingdom Hanthawaddy, and presented...
The Sound Mirrors of Great Britain
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2016
World War One was the first major conflict that saw the use of airplanes. During the early years of the fighting, aircraft were mostly used ...
The Ancient Greek Mosaics of Paphos
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 12, 2016
The ancient city of Paphos in Cyprus, was once the capital of the island during the Greco-Roman period (3rd century BC to 3rd century AD). I...
The Trillion Dollar Treasure of Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2016
The famed Padmanabhaswamy temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the creator of the universe, in Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala, has f...
Life-Sized Noah’s Ark at Theme Park in Kentucky
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2016
A creationist group called “Answers in Genesis” who describe themselves as “a fundamentalist Christian apologetics organization” has opened ...
A Blast From The Past: Episode 21
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 10, 2016
From the archives of Amusing Planet. A Place Called Earth Earth is a small town in Lamb County, West Texas, United States and is possibly ...
The Valley of the Saints, Brittany
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2016
High on a sloping hillside in the Commune of Carnoet, in Brittany in northwestern France, a large scale project is underway, one that hopes ...
Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2016
The Soviet Union’s nuclear program started soon after the end of the Second World War. Tests were conducted in many remote regions such as t...
Leviathan of Parsonstown
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2016
In 1845, William Parsons, an Irish nobleman and the third Earl of Rosse, constructed a large telescope with an enormous 6-feet wide mirror o...
