As the largest known meteorite known on earth, you would think that this 60 ton iron-nickel meteorite would have left an immense blast crater when it fell to earth nearly 80 million years ago.... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by kwinb and Dylan

The thing about goats, is that they really like to climb stuff. Goats have been known to climb up on top of livestock, just for a slightly better view. In 1981, Fairview Wine and Cheese owner... »

Fascinating Fauna, Inspired Inventions, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan

When the Kitum cave was first discovered the many marks, scratches and furrows along its walls were assumed to have been the work of picks wielded by ancient Egyptians searching for gold or... »

Geological Oddities, Fascinating Fauna, Wonders of Salt, Curious Caves | Edited by

The Marafa Depression, also known as Hell's Kitchen, is an odd sandstone canyon outside of Malindi, Kenya. Known locally as Nyari - "the place broken by itself" - it was once a great sandstone... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by wythe and re_nakaba

When young Saint Gebre Mesqel Lalibela was born into the Zagwe Dynasty in Ethiopia, the town of Lalibela was known as Roha. The name Lalibela was given to the young boy when he was surrounded by a... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan

Just a few kilometers outside the town of Bangem, above the smaller town of Mbat is the peak Mount Manengouba, a dormant volcano with an expansive caldera at its peak. In the caldera's plain are... »

Weird Weather Phenomena, Watery Wonders, Rites and Rituals | Edited by littlebrumble

Traditional healing is still very popular in South Africa. Ailments are treated by an inyanga, an herbalist, who will mix and prescribe traditional remedies. If the illness is caused not by... »

Rites and Rituals, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by michelle and re_nakaba

Looking upwards from the inner courtyard of Ponte Tower can be an unsettling experience. A small patch of blue sky surrounded by a 173-meter-high cylindrical matrix of identical windows is all you... »

Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Leez0

The Siwa Oasis is the source for a significant portion of Egypt's freshwater supply. It is located in the sparsely populated, far west region of Egypt, only 30 miles from the Libyan border.... »

Watery Wonders | Edited by Sofy and re_nakaba

The Vadoma tribe lives deep within the confines of western Zimbabwe. Derogatorily referred to as the “ostrich people," the Vadoma suffer from a rare genetic condition called ectrodactyly, which... »

Lost Tribes | Edited by Sam E, Dylan and others