Month: July 2018

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• Art and Photography

The incredible surrealist optical illusion of a Manchester’s floor

5 years ago Ivan

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• People, mysteries and stories

Erzsébet Báthory: the Countess which was taking a bath in the blood of young virgins

5 years ago Ivan

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• Food

Morteruelo: the Spanish pâté which inspired someone write a poem about it.

5 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Gorica Bridge in Berat, Albania, and its curious legends.

5 years ago Ivan

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• Art and Photography
• History

Victorian ‘Post-Mortem’ Photographs: truth or myth?

5 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

Dr. Gloom’s Crypt of Curiosities in Baltimore, Maryland ~

5 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

Oak of the Witches: between fairy-tale and mistery.

5 years ago Ivan

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• History
• Travel

Roccascalegna: history and legends from the medieval castle in the heart of Abruzzo.

5 years ago Anya016

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• People, mysteries and stories

Inside the Hoia Baciu forest, one of the most haunted place of the world.

5 years ago Ivan

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• History

The true (and dramatic) history of Pocahontas: the first American Native died in England.

5 years ago Pavel

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• History

Why British Royal Navy Sailors Preferred Their Booze on Fire?

5 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Centralia Ghost Town Church: stronger than the fire ~

5 years ago Leo S

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• History

Uravan, Colorado: a buried uranium mining town ~

5 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

San Colombano hermitage: it’s carved into a cliff in northern Italy, and it is named after the saint who killed a dragon.

5 years ago Ivan

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• History

How the cat Simon earned a military medal.

5 years ago Pavel

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• Food

Vietnam, at the koi cafe you drink with the carps between your feet….

5 years ago Ivan

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• History

The Codex Gigas: the Devil’s Bible.

5 years ago Pavel

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• People, mysteries and stories

The incredible story of Titanic Orphans.

5 years ago Ivan

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• People, mysteries and stories

Basilica of Saint Bernardino da Siena: the Saint is guarded here.

5 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

The Danse Macabre of Hrastovlje: a very rare Medieval Fresco hidden until 1949

5 years ago Pavel

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• History

Octavius, the ghost ship and its frozen captain with a pen in hand.

5 years ago Adam

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• Food

Ever take an ice cream bean for dessert?

5 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

The Nuba Survival

5 years ago Pavel

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• Breaking News

A new lava island was born to Hawaii, but only for a few days.

5 years ago Ivan

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• History
• Travel

Spanish Fortress: the castle of L’Aquila

5 years ago Ivan

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• Food

Pylsur: Icelanders make a very, very good hot-dog!

5 years ago Ivan

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• History

Protect your library with terrible medieval Book Curses!

5 years ago Adam

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• History

The Ravens of the Tower of London: an ancient legend which has lasted for 400 years.

5 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

Kostel svatého Jiří: the medieval church haunted by the ghosts!

5 years ago Adam

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• Travel

Donauquelle: the great Danube river starts here.

5 years ago Pavel

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• Abandoned Places

Jo Lido, the most advanced italian waterpark, over 20 years later.

5 years ago Anya016

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• Food

Rocky Mountain Oysters: the “oysters” that doesn’t come from the ocean.

5 years ago Adam

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• History

King Frederick William I of Prussia and his “obsession”…

5 years ago Adam

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• Food

Raw Herring Ice Cream: a dutch speciality.

5 years ago Ivan

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• People, mysteries and stories

Lizzie Borden: a Victorian-age mystery much discussed.

5 years ago Pavel

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• Abandoned Places

Mawson’s Huts: Frozen in times.

5 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Klever Gate: the towers that defied demolition, now a fairytale vacation rental.

5 years ago Pavel

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• Food

Finland: Salt Licorice Ice Cream.

5 years ago Ivan

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• History

Is Glastonbury Tor really the legendary island of Avalon, where King Arthur was buried?

5 years ago Adam

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• People, mysteries and stories

The curious case of Jeremy Bentham.

5 years ago Pavel

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• History

Charles’ Oak: the lost constellation to honor a King’s escape.

5 years ago Adam

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• Travel

L’Aquila: the Fountain of 99 Spouts

5 years ago Anya016