A Blast From The Past: Episode 18
Kaushik Patowary
May 29, 2016
A collection of interesting articles from Amusing Planet’s archives. Illustrated Guide to Italian Hand Gestures Hand gestures and body lan...
These Mysterious Mounds in South America Are Made of Worm Poop
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2016
Scattered across the vast grassy floodplains of the great Orinoco River of South America, in an area roughly the size of Ireland, are thousa...
Rock in The House, Fountain City
Kaushik Patowary
May 27, 2016
On April 24, 1995, a 55-ton boulder rolled down a hill and crashed into the bedroom of the house of Maxine and Dwight Anderson at 440 North ...
Historic Dollhouses Capture 300 Years of British Domestic Life
Kaushik Patowary
May 27, 2016
The National Building Museum in Washington DC has a new exhibit. On loan from the Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood in London, this ...
Cuexcomate: A Dead Volcano You Can Climb Into
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2016
Located in the neighborhood of La Libertad, in the city of Puebla, Mexico, the sinter cone deposit of Cuexcomate has been mistakenly describ...
Memorial to The Murdered Jews of Europe
Kaushik Patowary
May 26, 2016
One of the most impressive and controversial memorial to the Holocaust is located near Brandenburg Gate, in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood ...
Parque de Bombas: The Old Ponce Fire Station
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2016
One of Ponce’s most recognizable landmarks is Parque de Bombas, the city’s old firehouse building and now a firefighting museum. This bright...
The Skyscraper Without a Window
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2016
Standing at 33 Thomas Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of New York City is a 550-foot tall monolithic, granite-clad, concrete buildin...
The Crooked House of Himley
Kaushik Patowary
May 24, 2016
The Crooked House, so called because of its lean, is a curious little attraction and a local watering hole located close to the village of H...
Hidden Poems on Boston’s Sidewalk Reveal When it Rains
Kaushik Patowary
May 24, 2016
For the last few months, Boston’s local artists have been spray painting poetry onto concrete sidewalks using biodegradable, water-repellent...
