Said to be the shortest overhead power line in the entire world, Shorty is just 94 meters long and consists of only two pylons: a wooden termination tower and a tower transformer. The transformer... »

Electrical Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

This little museum is hidden off the beaten path. It traces the history of puppet theaters as classic storytelling to being used as a method for political and class criticism and satire. While... »

Unique Collections, Small Worlds and Model Towns, Wondrous Performances | Edited by A Facebook user

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A procession of taxidermy animals strides down the center of the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution, while thousands of other specimens fill the four floors of the natural history museum. Birds and... »

Museums and Collections, Natural History, Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy | Edited by allison

In 1901, a pathway was built across the El Chorro gorge to provide easier access to the hydroelectric plants at the nearby falls. It took four years to finish. Today, that pathway, considered one... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

Sitting in a corner of the Bois de Vincennes, the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale is a true curiosity. Open to the public today as gardens and managed by the city of Paris, it is based around the... »

Fascinating Fauna, Incredible Ruins | Edited by InvisibleParis and Nicholas Jackson

The former Soviet Union began work on the Kaliakra Transmitter in 1988, intending for it to act as a relay transmitter for Southeast Europe, but construction stopped a year later after the... »

Electrical Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and wythe

August 1968, the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the liberalising reforms of Alexander Dubček's government during what was known as the Prague Spring. A group of Czech students... »

Memento Mori | Edited by canuck

Nestled at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Newcastle is a quaint chapel that is home to the first purpose built indoor skate park in Northern Ireland. After a number of sectarian attacks on... »

Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Kalia_K and Nicholas Jackson

During February in the small Hungarian town of Mohács, the townspeople dress as horned monsters, wander the town swilling spiced wine and homemade pálinka, and make as much noise as humanly... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by Rick