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• June 16, 2010 dylanotto updated the The Witch House of Salem
  

  The Witch House of Salem

  The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692

  The Salem witchcraft trials took place between February 1692 and May 1693. During the trials 19 people were convicted and hanged, and one man was crushed to death while being tortured. Among... »

  Unique Collections, Memento Mori | Edited by Dylan and dylanotto

• June 14, 2010 dylanotto updated the Chernobyl's Duga-3 or "Woodpecker" Receiver
  

  Chornobyl', Ukraine

  Chernobyl's Duga-3 or "Woodpecker" Receiver

  This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Russian military

  Chernobyl-2 was a station of the Russian overhorizon radar system Duga-3, better known as Woodpecker. It was named "woodpecker" due to the sound of its signals, which jammed many shortwave... »

  Ghost Towns | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and 3 others

• May 18, 2010 dylanotto updated the The Lost Bruce Lee Sculpture of Mostar
  

  The Lost Bruce Lee Sculpture of Mostar

  The sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star Bruce Lee—in the middle of Balkans

  In happier times, during the 1970s and 1980s, the youth of Socialist Yugoslavia had a peculiar obsession: They absolutely devoured "kung fu" movies from Hong Kong, and their love was fueled by a... »

  Strange Statues | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and 2 others

• May 5, 2010 dylanotto updated the Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants
  

  Jangkang, Indonesia

  Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants

  These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop

  When first seen by botanist and explorer Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1859, he described them as "one of the most striking vegetable productions hither-to discovered," but it wasn't until 1862 that... »

  Extraordinary Flora | Edited by Dylan, gabeschwartz and others

• May 5, 2010 dylanotto updated the The Morbid Anatomy Library
  

  The Morbid Anatomy Library

  A macabre oasis in the sprawl of New York City: The Morbid Anatomy private collection and research library.

  The Morbid Anatomy Library is a research library and private collection available to the interested public. The library makes available a collection of books, photographs, ephemera, and artifacts... »

  Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by Morbid Anatomy, Dylan and 2 others

• May 5, 2010 dylanotto updated the Picher
  

  Picher

  The most toxic town in America

  Mountains of mining waste contaminated with lead and pocked with sink holes loom over the nearly empty town of Picher, Oklahoma. The Tar Creek that runs through the area is burned red by acidic... »

  Intriguing Environs, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Edited by allison, Dylan and others

• April 12, 2010 dylanotto updated the Deyrolle Taxidermy
  

  Paris, France

  Deyrolle Taxidermy

  Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios

  Deyrolle was founded by well-known entomologist Emile Deyrolle in 1831, and has been at its current premises since 1881. Exotic taxidermy, entomology, and natural history collections displayed in... »

  Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Josh, Dylan and 3 others

• April 12, 2010 dylanotto updated the Dr. Gottfried Knoche and his mummies
  

  Dr. Gottfried Knoche and his mummies

  Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

  Gottfried Knoche, born in Halberstadt , Germany in 1813, was a German surgeon famous for inventing an embalming fluid with which he created dozens of mummified bodies... including his own.... »

  Memento Mori, Mummies, Incredible Ruins | Edited by A Facebook user, Dylan and 3 others

• April 9, 2010 dylanotto updated the Niagara Falls Spanish Aerocar
  

  Niagara Falls Spanish Aerocar

  Gliding over the Niagara Falls whirlpool since 1916

  Visitors to Niagara Falls have the unusual opportunity to travel over the treacherous depths in a vintage 1913 "Aerocar" which, despite looking slightly terrifying, claims a perfect safety record.... »

  Retro-Tech | Edited by Annetta, dylanotto and others

• April 9, 2010 dylanotto updated the Prada Marfa
  

  Prada Marfa

  A perfect recreation of a Prada Store in the middle of the West Texas desert

  The middle of the West Texas desert isn’t the first place you’d expect to find a fully stocked Prada store, but stop a few miles outside of the tiny town of Valentine, Texas and you’ll find just... »

  Outsider Architecture | Edited by gabeschwartz, Dylan and 2 others

• April 9, 2010 dylanotto updated the Gungywamp
  

  Gungywamp

  Gungywamp is either an archeologists dream or nightmare, depending on how you look at it

  Gungywamp in Groton, Connecticut is the kind of site that can drive archeologists crazy. First off it is a very messy story. The site, located in the Connecticut woods less than an hour away... »

  Lost Tribes, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan, dylanotto and others

• March 31, 2010 dylanotto posted to the forums: Introduce yourself!
  Hello. I'm Dylan Otto from Brooklyn, not to be confused with co-founder Dylan or editor Rebekeh Otto. Jeez. I love the site, keep up the good work! Let me know if I can ever do anything to help.