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• February 9, 2012 soporific liked Paulding Light
  

  Paulding Light

  A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

  At one time, Ripley's Believe It Or Not offered in excess of $100,000 to the person or persons who could solve a bizarre light phenomenon in Paulding, Michigan. Nearly every clear evening,... »

  Weird Weather Phenomena, Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Andrew FY, Dylan and others

• February 9, 2012 soporific liked Relampago del Catatumbo
  

  Relampago del Catatumbo

  This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone

  There's something strange in the air where the Catatumbo River flows into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela... For 140 to 160 nights out of the year, for 10 hours at a time, the sky above the river... »

  Weird Weather Phenomena | Edited by wythe, mrobscurity and 2 others

• February 9, 2012 soporific liked Alnwick Poison Gardens
  

  United Kingdom

  Alnwick Poison Gardens

  The sign at the garden gate reads "Warning, these plants can kill you"

  Inspired by the legendary botanical gardens in Padua where the Medicis plotted the untimely, frothing ends of their enemies, an English duchess created this garden, dedicating it entirely to flora... »

  Extraordinary Flora, Horticultural Marvels | Edited by Annetta, wythe and others

• February 9, 2012 soporific 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

• February 9, 2012 soporific liked Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands
  

  Miyake-jima, Japan

  Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

  Sulphuric gases on a beautiful Japanese island

  The brave souls inhabiting Miyakejima, one of Japan's Izu Islands, an archipelago just south of Tokyo, have a unique problem. Here, the land rests atop an active volcanic chain that has erupted... »

  Natural Wonders, Anomalous Islands, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others