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• October 12, 2009 commanderkeen updated the Perperikon subtitle and description
  

  Kurdzhali, Bulgaria

  Perperikon

  An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe

  Of all the ancient cultures, the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Thracians are some of the most mysterious. Seen by the Greeks as great warriors -- as well as barbarians -- the Thracians had no written... »

  Incredible Ruins | Edited by kalaza, Annetta and others

• September 25, 2009 commanderkeen updated the Mapimí Silent Zone description
  

  Mapimí Silent Zone

  A US military accident created the legends behind this Mexican version of the Bermuda Triangle

  Four kilometers from San Ignacio, Mexico, in an area also known as the "Trino Vertex" is the Silent Zone or Zona del Silencio. Frequently compared to the Bermuda Triangle -- both are located... »

  Geological Oddities | Edited by michelle and commanderkeen

• September 21, 2009 commanderkeen updated the Solar Power Tower description
  

  Provincia de Sevilla, Spain

  Solar Power Tower

  Spain's stunning solar energy plant

  One could only hope that our entire energy future will look as whimsical as the solar power station in Sanlúcar la Mayor near Seville. This power plant consists of a pair of "concentrated... »

  Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane, kevinjoyce8 and 2 others

• August 17, 2009 commanderkeen updated the Posankka description
  

  Turku, Finland

  Posankka

  Pigduck of Turku

  This unusual sculpture is a work by Finnish artist Alvar Gullichsen. It represents a hybrid between a rubber duck and a marzipan pig. The name Posankka is derived from the Finnish words for these... »

  Strange Statues | Edited by stanestane, Annetta and others

• July 26, 2009 commanderkeen updated the The Shrine of Saint John Neumann description
  

  The Shrine of Saint John Neumann

  The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church

  Upon his canonization, Saint John Neumann was exhumed and placed on display for veneration. First they removed some bones and cut them into small pieces to be set in very small, glass-covered... »

  Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Dylan, commanderkeen and others

• July 23, 2009 commanderkeen updated the The Dental Museum and Mummy of Racibórz description
  

  Raciborz, Poland

  The Dental Museum and Mummy of Racibórz

  The biggest exposition of dental equipement in Europe. And a Mummy.

  In Racibórz, there is a museum for the history of the village and dental medicine. The biggest collection of instruments for dentists is not that big, but it seems nobody else cared to collect... »

  Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Mummies, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by Dylan and commanderkeen