local history

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

September 20th: World Paella Day

2 years ago Danilo

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• Travel

Kenashi Pond: haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain (and pubic hair)

2 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

Zeniarai Benten Shrine: the shrine dedicated to money-making in Kamakura

2 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

The legend of the thirsty Ghost of The Gata Loops

2 years ago Leo S

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• History

Seimei Stone of Kamakura – a curious slab of rock said to be both a blessing and a curse

2 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

The Toothache Tree: a unique coin-covered shrine in Kathmandu

2 years ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

La Tomatina: Spain’s iconic tomato food fight

2 years ago Danilo

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• Food

Banana Curry Pizza – a Swedish favorite that puts Pizza Hawaii to shame!

2 years ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Inside the abandoned Santa Margherita – Lanzo d’Intelvi funicolar

2 years ago Anya

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• Travel

Benten Mountain – Japan’s shortest mountain only 6.1 meters high!

2 years ago Pavel

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• Travel

Costa Rica’s Cave of Death: no one returns alive!

2 years ago Danilo

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• Travel

Discover the world’s longest straight road that pierces the desert for 149 miles without a single bend!

2 years ago Anya

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• Travel

Hongyancun – the world’s deepest subway station that will clog up your ears!

2 years ago Robin

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• Travel

The Blessing Stone of St Dogmaels, the stone that has been used as a place to bless fishing boats since the Middle Ages.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Discover world’s smallest prison that consists of only two tiny cells!

2 years ago Danilo

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• Travel

Peregrine and the Mermaid: a wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman’s generosity.

2 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

Tata the Bus Driver: a roundabout in the West Indies that pays tribute to a bus driver who brokered no-nonsense on the school route.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Caño Cristales, an explosion of natural color known as “the river that ran away from paradise.”

2 years ago Ivan

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• Myths and Legends

How to appease mischievous household spirits across the world!

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Isla del Carmen, Mexico, the rural island that is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine. But But

2 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, the abandoned amusement park built on a site with a dark history.

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Springs Park, the nearly century-old amusement park that is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Ružica Grad: the most beautiful rose on Papuk forest, Croatia

2 years ago Danijel90

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• Travel

Estonia’s Hill of Crosses, the small hill covered in hand-made twig crosses that are said to bring good luck.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

Lake Lanier between its tragic history, cursed and ghost stories

2 years ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

A short history of Cinco de Mayo and how it is celebrated

2 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Food

Milbenkäse, the unusual German cheese infested with live mites

2 years ago Anya

2 min read

• History

Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera – a short history of the world’s smallest national border

2 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

Dunino Den, a site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies

2 years ago Danijel90

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Meet the three Brujas of Kit Carson Cemetery!

2 years ago Leo S

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

A short trip to Kilmuir Cemetery at Isle of Skye, Scotland

2 years ago Leo S

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• Lighthouses of the world

Gopalpur Lighthouse: the unsinkable rugged Indian lighthouse!

2 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Rue Obscure, a medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village

2 years ago Danilo

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover the lost tradition of playing ball in church to celebrate easter!

2 years ago Danilo

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover Sicily’s Easter and “Arches of Bread” centuries old tradition!

2 years ago Danilo

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• Travel

Hill of Crosses, an old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses as a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs

2 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

Thousla Cross, a concrete memorial that commemorates a group of brave locals who saved the crew and passengers of a wrecked ship.

2 years ago Nathan

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• Abandoned Places

Prince Frederick’s chapel – a haunting (and maybe haunted) chapel ruins in South Carolina’s woods

2 years ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Donner Pass Summit abandoned tunnels: one of the creepiest hike in Northern California

2 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

Lake Tele, the picturesque round lake said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

2 years ago Danilo

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• Myths and Legends

The legend of Ogopogo, Canadian Nessie

2 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

The Bigfoot Trap of Jacksonville, Oregon

2 years ago Nathan