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• May 9, 2011 MikeV86 liked Glass Flowers at Harvard Museum of Natural History
  

  Massachusetts, US

  Glass Flowers at Harvard Museum of Natural History

  Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a German father and son

  Natural history museums opening in the mid 1800s had a problem. While dioramas could depict the mammals of the world, the marine and botanical were difficult to preserve and the papier-maché or... »

  Natural Wonders, Extraordinary Flora, Wonder Cabinets, Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan, ack sed and others

• May 9, 2011 MikeV86 liked The Gates of Hell
  

  Kyzylgar, Turkmenistan

  The Gates of Hell

  Fiery crater that has been burning for 38 years

  In the hot, expansive Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, near the 350 person village of Derweze, is a hole 328 feet wide that has been on fire. For 38 years it has constantly been active. This hole... »

  Natural Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by Dylan, Josh and 2 others