Towers of Silence

Dec 20, 2016

The Zoroastrians have an unusual way of disposing off their dead. They neither bury them nor cremate them. Instead, corpses are left atop hi...

Belchite: The Ruins of The Spanish Civil War

Dec 20, 2016

Forty kilometer southeast of the city of Zaragoza, in north-eastern Spain, lies the ghost town of Belchite, that was destroyed in 1937 durin...

11 Foot 8 Inches: The Infamous ‘Can Opener’ Bridge

Dec 17, 2016

At 11 foot 8 inches, the Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass, located in Durham, North Carolina, United States, is a bit too short. The...

Nagoro: The Japanese Village of Dolls

Dec 16, 2016

The village of Nagoro on the south-western island of Shikoku, in Japan, was once home to hundreds of residents. But over the years, Nagoro’s...

Lycurgus Cup: A Piece of Ancient Roman Nanotechnology

Dec 16, 2016

In the 1950s, the British Museum came into possession an ancient glass chalice called the Lycurgus Cup, so named for its depiction of Dionys...

The Golden Fire Hydrant of San Francisco

Dec 14, 2016

After a massive earthquake rocked the city of San Francisco on April 18, 1906, fires erupted all around the city from ruptured gas lines, ov...

The Island Where Donkeys Wear Pyjamas

Dec 14, 2016

The Island of Rhea, or Île-de-Ré in French, off the west coast of France near La Rochelle, is a popular summer destination known for its gen...

The Sewer Gas Destructor Lamps of England

Dec 13, 2016

In Victorian England, gas build-up in underground sewers was often a problem for the city dwellers. Old sewers were not always laid on suffi...

The ‘Whiskey War’ of Hans Island

Dec 13, 2016

In the remote north of the Atlantic Ocean, right on the edge of the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean, lies a tiny speck of an island. Nam...

The Plague Village Of Eyam And Its Great Sacrifice

Dec 12, 2016

The Great Plague of London affected many places across England, but one small village in Derbyshire called Eyam, will always be remembered f...