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...
