The Cyanometer of Ljubljana
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 26, 2017
At some point in life, almost every child on Earth asks, “Why is the sky blue?” Today we know the answer—the sky appears blue because molecu...
The Museum of Failure
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2017
Every successful product launch is usually preceded by a string of failures, but we only remember the winners and ignore the failures and pr...
Underwater Mailboxes Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2017
Remember the last time you were diving underwater and you suddenly remembered an important letter you had to post that very instant? Yup, it...
The Dolerite Columns of Coastal Tasmania
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2017
The coastline of the southern Tasmania, in Australia, is composed of stunning rock columns that protrude up to 300 meters from the sea level...
Djerbahood: The Street Art Drive That Transformed A Tunisian Village
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2017
The sleepy little village of Erriadh on the island of Djerba—once known as the “island of dreams”— is not part of Tunisia’s tourist circuit....
The Fainting Goats of Tennessee
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2017
Unlike humans, animals rarely faint from surprise, panic attacks or any other strong emotional stress. But there is a breed of goat that app...
Enormous Iceberg Stranded in Canadian Town
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 22, 2017
Icebergs are not a rare sight off the east coast of Canada. Indeed, there is an area stretching from the coast of Labrador to the northeast ...
Coco de mer: The Forbidden Fruit
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 21, 2017
In the islands of Praslin and Curieuse, in the Seychelles, grows one of the most exclusive palm trees in the world. The coco de mer ( Lodoic...
The Al-Rajajil Standing Stones
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 20, 2017
Al-Rajajil, sometimes referred to as the Standing Men, or Standing Stones, are a collection of some fifty groups of man-made stone columns n...
The Rosetta Disk: Preserving The World’s Languages
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 19, 2017
It is estimated that there are some 7,000 spoken languages in the world, of which nearly half are in danger of extinction and are likely to ...
The Abandoned Soviet Camp of Wünsdorf in Germany
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 19, 2017
About 25 miles south of Berlin lies the small town of Wunsdorf, home to about six thousand inhabitants. But less than thirty years ago it ha...
Equihen Plage: The Village of Inverted Boat Houses
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2017
Equihen Plage, on the coast of northern France by the English Channel, is a small seaside village with a population of about 3,000. Up until...
The Handmade Globes of Peter Bellerby
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2017
When Peter Bellerby couldn’t find the perfect handmade globe for his father’s 80th birthday, he took matters into his own hands. He decided ...
Kissimmee’s Monument of States
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 15, 2017
Back in 1941, after Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, a retired physician and president of a local tourist club, Charles W. Bressler-Pet...
These Massive Tunnels Were Dug By Giant Sloths
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 15, 2017
Across northern South America, there are hundreds of colossal tunnels large enough for humans to walk through, but they weren’t dug by men. ...
Thomasson: Architectural Relics That Serve No Purpose
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2017
A city is like a living organism, constantly growing and evolving with time. Buildings get renovated, new structures are added and old ones ...
Labuan’s Mystery Chimney
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 13, 2017
Standing on a rise on the north of the island of Labuan, located off the coast of East Malaysia, is a 100-feet tall red brick chimney. The c...
The Wreck of Swedish Warship Mars
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 12, 2017
About 18 km off the coast the Swedish island of Öland, in the Baltic Sea, at a depth of about 75 meters, lies one of the most beautiful ship...
The Bottlecap Alley
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 12, 2017
For years, boozers from the Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and elsewhere, have been paving a short alley located betwee...
Lahaina Noon: When Shadows Disappear
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 11, 2017
Notice anything odd about this picture? The sun is out as you can tell by the shadows under the cars and on the walls. But why aren’t the ye...
