The Olympics didn’t exactly get into the swing of things right away. Share Flipboard Email In the first few years, the International Olympic Committee still hadn’t settled on the major events that would define the games. They tried a lot of different things before they landed on the events we know today – and, in the meantime, there were a lot of incredibly weird Olympic sports. Some of these were major events – like a tug of war....
Surprisingly beautiful insect photography, Japan’s gorgeously bizarre costumery, charming vintage summer photos, Yellowstone’s rainbow hot spring, and Hong Kong’s tiny cage homes. Gorgeous Photos Of Yellowstone’s Famous Rainbow Hot Spring Ferdinand Hayden, the man who named Yellowstone’s incredible Grand Prismatic Spring (“Rainbow Hot Springs”) once wrote: And what exactly accounts for nature’s cunning skill; what makes these springs so colorful? Massive amounts of several kinds of heat-loving bacteria that interact with sunlight in various ways....
This sounds like a case for Jackie Chiles. More than 20 years after writing the script for “The Muffin Tops” episode of Seinfeld, Spike Feresten is (jokingly) seeking restitution from McDonald’s for stealing his idea. As part of an effort to boost breakfast sales, the fast food giant announced that at select locations it will begin selling “muffin toppers” – just the tops of muffins. As Elaine Benes noted in “The Muffin Tops” back in 1997, “It’s the best part....
The rockets are believed to have belonged to the 18th-century warrior king Tipu Sultan, who used them to fight British East India Company. AFP/Ganesh GANIA crowd stands around the unexploded 18th-century rockets found in Nagara, India. More than 1,000 unexploded 18th-century rockets have just been recovered from an abandoned well at a fort in the Karnataka state in southern India. The rockets are believed to have belonged to the Muslim warrior king Tipu Sultan, who ruled over Karnataka’s Shivamogga district at the time, according to Archaeology....
These unsolved questions continue to vex the minds of practitioners across all disciplines of modern science and humanities. Besides the ubiquitous “If a tree falls in the forest” logic problem, innumerable mysteries continue to vex the minds of practitioners across all disciplines of modern science and humanities. Questions like “Is there a universal definition of ‘word’?”, “Is color in our minds or does it exist physically inherent to objects in the world around us?...
From the mustache trainer to PEP Vitamins for women to whatever a health jolting chair is, these vintage ads are both hilarious and highly offensive. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: Vintage Christmas Ads: Sexist, Offensive And Just Plain Weird 26 Vintage Beer Ads That Are Even More Sexist Than You’d Imagine The 26 Most Unbelievably Sexist Ads You’ve Ever Seen...
The Nazis told their prisoners Arbeit macht frei, or “Work sets you free.” In truth, millions of forced laborers were worked to death. In December 2009, the infamous sign above the entrance to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp was stolen. When recovered two days later, Polish police discovered the thieves had cut the metal placard into three pieces. Each third contained a single word from the sentence every arrival at the Nazi death camp and every enslaved prisoner trapped within its walls had been forced to read day in and day out: Arbeit Macht Frei or “Work sets you free....
In the early hours of September 30, 1888, Catherine Eddowes was found murdered in London’s Mitre Square. Her body had been severely mutilated — and her left kidney had been removed. Wikimedia CommonsAn illustration of what Catherine Eddowes looked like while she was alive. 1888. As Jack the Ripper’s fourth known victim, Catherine Eddowes faced a gruesome death. Wandering the streets of London on a fateful night, the 46-year-old had no idea that she was about to meet a monster....
The inspiring story of Dion Diamond, a civil rights activist who took his charge against Jim Crow right into the heart of the nation’s capitol. Featured above is Dion Diamond, a civil rights activist who took his charge against Jim Crow right into the heart of the nation’s capitol. Diamond was one of thirteen individuals–seven African Americans and six white–who were refused service at a People’s Drug Store in Arlington, Virginia, 1960....
Over 40 camels were ejected from the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival because of botox and “other tampering” FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty ImagesSaudi judges examine a camel at the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in 2018. Humans sometimes use Botox to preserve their looks. Animals, not so much. But dozens of camel owners in Saudi Arabia were ejected from the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival this year for using Botox to beautify their beasts....
Geologists say that the enormous fissure will only continue to grow. A two-mile-long fissure has spontaneously opened up in one of America’s most barren deserts, and geologists say it will more than likely continue to grow. Situated in Pinal County, Arizona, between Casa Grande and Tucson, the crack was recently revealed in all its enormity by a flyover from an Arizona Geological Survey drone. The recent footage shows a huge gash splitting the earth, as the people walking alongside its edge look like ants in the face of its breadth....
Fending off Napoleonic forces alone, self surgery in Antarctica – history’s biggest badasses remind us that for every coward, there’s just as much bravery. Source: Wikimedia History’s Biggest Badasses: Agustina Of Aragon Many consider Agustina de Aragón the Spanish “Joan of Arc” for her defense of Spain during the Spanish War of Independence in the 1800s. When the war first broke out in 1808, she would take apples to feed the gunners....
In the early 20th century, Captain Jack Bonavita dazzled crowds with his ability to tame lions — until he was brutally killed by a polar bear. Project GutenbergCaptain Jack Bonavita posing with one of his many lions. It was the turn of the century, and America had become a beacon of opportunity. Spectacle and sensation ruled the day, and circuses drew massive crowds. But no performer was bolder than the death-defying Captain Jack Bonavita....
Over the centuries, hundreds of cases of spontaneous human combustion have been reported around the world. But is it actually possible? On December 22, 2010, 76-year-old Michael Faherty was found dead in his home in Galway, Ireland. His body had been badly burned. Investigators found no accelerants near the body nor any signs of foul play, and they ruled out a nearby fireplace at the scene as the culprit. Forensic experts had only Faherty’s scorched body and the fire damage done to the ceiling above and floor beneath to explain what happened to the elderly man....
Source: The Traveler’s Blog Perched atop a quaint Cambodian landscape, Bokor Hill Station was once a thriving French resort town where visitors sought solace from the oppressive heat of nearby capital Phnom Penh. Yet after being abandoned twice, all that’s left is a ghost town punctuated by spectral, decaying buildings. Source: Thierry Coulon Travel Photography Source: Wikipedia Even its origins are rather macabre. The abandoned resort town was commissioned by French colonists and built by indentured servants over the course of nine months....
Source: Blogspot Peculiar Gardens: Waldspirale, Germany Austrian Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s contempt for straight lines and deference to patterns found within nature led him to design Waldspirale, or “forest spiral,” which is home to both people and trees in Germany. Inspired by the quote “If man walks in nature’s mist, then he is nature’s guest and must learn to behave as a well-brought-up [one],” Hundertwasser’s residential complex features scores of beech, maple and lime trees and gilded onion domes....
The killer who may have faked his death, humankind’s new ancestor, uncovered ancient book pages, JFK’s earliest recording, and “Baby Louie” the dinosaur. Body Of “Murder Castle” Serial Killer H.H. Holmes Dug Up To End Rumors That He Faked His Death H.H. Holmes, one of the most infamous serial killers of all time, was executed on May 7, 1896. Or so they say. In the century since his death, rumors have persisted that the brilliant and undoubtedly evil murderer actually managed to escape, living out the remainder of his life in South America....
Vikings swords unearthed in Sweden, World War II “ghost boat” found in California, ancient bog bodies discovered in Germany. 1,200-Year-Old Swords Used As Grave Markers At A Viking Burial Ground Were Just Uncovered In Sweden ArkeologernaThough approximately 20 Viking swords have been found in this region before, this is the first time that two swords were discovered at the same burial ground and left standing in an upright position. Viking warriors had nearly religious relationships with their swords....
From ancient portraits on coins to Elizabeth Taylor’s famous portrayal, Cleopatra’s looks have been depicted in countless ways throughout the millennia. DeAgostini/Getty ImagesCleopatra’s image has been the subject of countless artworks, like this one by Frederick Arthur Bridgman in 1896. What did Cleopatra look like? The physical appearance of the last Egyptian pharaoh has long been enigmatic. And since the Queen of the Nile has been portrayed in so many ways throughout the years, Cleopatra’s real face remains largely a mystery to this day....
From “The Beast” to “The Red Ripper” to “The Candy Man,” these child murderers might be the most terrifying people to ever walk the Earth. Like this gallery?Share it: Share Flipboard Email And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts: The Story Of Patrick Kearney, The Genius Serial Killer Who Had Sex With His Victims After Murdering Them How Gilles De Rais Went From Fighting Alongside Joan Of Arc To Murdering Children...
