During World War II, Japanese naval forces in Okinawa, led by Rear Admiral Minoru Ota, built an elaborate underground headquarters, with hundreds of meters of connecting tunnels under a hill in... »

Memento Mori, Ossuaries, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas, Subterranean Sites | Submitted by spinkk | Updated by wythe

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematician of unusual talent. Born in 1887 and raised in the modest town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, Ramanujan was largely self-taught. Working alone, the Indian... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Submitted by Trevor | Updated by Dylan

Medical themed bar and eatery in the heart of Singapore's Clarke Quay district takes pharmacopoeia to new levels, all in "tribute" to contemporary artist Damien Hirst. »

Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Submitted by littlebrumble

On Monday, August 6th, 1945, at 8:15 am, a US bomber dropped the first nuclear weapon used in warfare over the city of Hiroshima. Estimates of the number killed vary from 90,000 to 166,000... »

Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Submitted by spinkk | Updated by Dylan

Located in the Omotesando shopping street in Miyajima is what is said to be the largest wooden rice scoop in the world. »

Unusual Monuments | Submitted by spinkk

The Japanese battleship Yamato, built in the shipyards at Kure in 1941, was 263 meters long, with twin screws five feet in diameter. It was sunk by American planes in April 1945. The museum,... »

Unique Collections | Submitted by spinkk

In 2001, in Azerbaijan, something unexpected happened. The ground began to move in an unusual way... "It looked as though an animal was trying to get out of the ground...There was a big... »

Natural Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Submitted by Dylan

Watasenia scintillans, or the Firefly Squid, is only 3 inches long, but packs a stunning feature in that small package. At the end of their tentacles are special organs called photophores that... »

Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna, Bioluminescent Spots | Submitted by Dylan

A man made environmental disaster has left a once-great sea dry, the land polluted, and the locals inundated with disease. The destruction of the Aral Sea is a strange legacy of the US Civil War,... »

Watery Wonders, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Submitted by Annetta

The Grand Bazaar, or Covered Bazaar (Kapaliçarsi) in Istanbul is a magical city within a city. With over 60 streets and more then 4400 shops, the world’s first mall is a buzzing hive of activity,... »

Purveyors of Curiosities | Submitted by michelle