Most Fascinating Tombs in the World
Catacombs of Paris
Officially called les carrières de Paris or “the quarries of Paris,” the Catacombs of Paris is a network of underground tunnels and rooms that used to be Roman-era limestone quarries.
In the late 1700s, Paris was suffering from diseases caused by improper burials and mass graves in church cemeteries. Local authorities decided that they [...]
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Mr Ring Head – 300 Holes in his face!
Ring Head Luis Antonio Aguero Torregosa has over 300 holes in his face, and believe it or not, he will fill all of them with metal.
Ring Head Luis Antonio Aguero Torregosa has over 300 holes in his face, and believe it or not, he will fill all of them with metal.
This man with his extreme [...]
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The World’s Biggest Beasts
Polar Bear
Polar bears are the largest species of bear and biggest carnivores on land. Males commonly weigh in around 1,300 pounds while females are typically smaller and weigh up to 650 pounds. Warming temperatures are shrinking the polar bear’s arctic habitat, and some scientists believe the bears could be extinct by the end of the [...]
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Antique Poison Bottles
From 1870 to 1930, many unique shapes and colors were used to distinguish poison bottles so they looked completely different than any food or medicine bottle. Bright colors like cobalt blue and emerald green were typically used. They were often embossed with the words “POISON” or “NOT TO BE TAKEN”. A unique shape was needed [...]
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Guns And Equipment From Westerns
If you like tough cowboys from Clint Eastwood movies and wild wild west this post is for you. Great still life photography of the equipment, necessary to shoot a good western.
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Don’t drink and drive
if you gonna drive don’t drink, if you gonna drink don’t drive
“I say don’t drink and drive
You might spill your drink
Before you get behind
the wheel, just stop
& think
You can take your chances
But there’s so much to lose
Another bumpy road,
There’s so much wasted booze
I’m not so worried
About how many I kill
I’m much more concerned
With how much [...]
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Chand Baori – The Deepest Step Well in the World
Chand Baori is a famous stepwell situated in the village Abhaneri near Jaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan.
The Chand Baori, a vast well with flights of steps on three sides, is a 10th century monument situated in Abhaneri. It is a fine example of the architectural excellence prevalent in the past. This impressive step well [...]
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Stats On How I Will Probably Die
how men in the United States will die in 2008. There are various causes covered including suicide, heatstroke, and electrocutions. The data was collected from the CDC’s WONDER Database. WONDER stands for Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research which is a collection of data that’s available to public health professionals and the public at large, [...]
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13 things that do not make sense
1 The placebo effect
DON’T try this at home. Several times a day, for several days, you induce pain in someone. You control the pain with morphine until the final day of the experiment, when you replace the morphine with saline [...]
