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Ponte Nomentano in Rome, Italy

November 25, 2020

This beautiful pedestrian-only Roman bridge has been largely untouched since the Middle Ages. It spans over 190 feet (60 meters) above the Aniene river, a tributary of the Tiber. The Nomentano bridge was once surrounded by the vast and empty expanses of the Roman countryside. Its unique architecture and solitude inspired scores of Grand Tour artists who depicted the bridge in sketches, paintings, and illustrations. Nowadays, despite being not far from the modern districts of Nomentano and Monte Sacro,...

The Lodge of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland

November 25, 2020

Freemasonry, or what is commonly referred to as Masonry, can be defined as a member-based charitable organization dedicated to the practice of exhibiting good deeds. They are also known for their secret celebrations. Membership is estimated to be around six million affiliates worldwide. In Scotland, there are somewhere around 32 lodges, places where Freemasons gather for meetings and business. Located along a cobblestone side street of the country’s capital, this is perhaps the first-ever established Masonic lodge. The origins of...

A Massive Collection of Dead Insects Lives...

November 25, 2020

This piece was originally published in National Observer and appears here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. Hidden in anodyne filing cabinets scattered across the federal government’s Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa is a library of 17 million dead bugs. The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes is one of the world’s largest, and it’s essential to Canadian agriculture. Managing bugs is a key part of agriculture, whether it is combating pests and invasive species or...

Greenfield Valley Heritage Park in Greenfield, Wales

November 25, 2020

Greenfield Valley Heritage Park is home to millponds, streams, and historic factories all connected by a pleasant one and a half-mile walking path. This park contains almost 2,000 years of history. Some of the industries founded in this area included copper, flannel, and flour mills, along with soft drink works which still exist today. The Greenfield Valley Heritage Park is probably best known for its papermaking industry. A paper mill has been located on this site since 1770. The location was...

A Tale of Survival, Wrapped in a...

November 24, 2020

In 2013, Barnum Museum curator Adrienne St. Pierre discovered what she described as a “rather decrepit old cardboard box” in the museum’s offsite storage facility. Inside was a huge ball of russet animal skin, noticeably aged and with loose bits of fur poking out in wayward tufts. Intrigued, St. Pierre brought the box back to the Museum, and carefully began unfolding the fragile leather in order to identify it. Stitched together from caribou skin, the object bore a stained...

In Rwanda, Learning Whether a ‘Smart Park’...

November 24, 2020

Emmanuel Kalisa helped kill a lion, one of the last in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, around 2002. Lions often mauled cattle owned by local herders such as Kalisa, who grazed their livestock in the park. “I heard lions every night,” he says. “I woke up shouting and threw burning sticks.” So Kalisa and other locals poisoned the feline predators to protect their cattle. He also recalls when a group of men chased a fleeing lion. The big cat jumped...

The Small Goat Breed That’s a Star...

November 24, 2020

Until recently, Emily Scherer raised goats in the heart of Denver. They lived in a 33-foot pen on her quarter-acre lot. She used their manure to fertilize vegetable plants whose produce she sold at a stand in her front yard. One goat, she says, produced enough milk for her family of three. Her goats were a special breed: the Nigerian Dwarf, ideal for urban farming. “They’re my favorite animal,” Scherer says. “Goats don’t bark and they can live outside...

Biblioteca Pública de la Universidad Michoacana in...

November 24, 2020

The construction of what was once the Convento de la Compañía de Jesús (Convent of the Society of Jesus) began in 1660 by decree from the Jesuit bishop Marcos Ramírez del Prado. It included the Jesuit college in addition to a church. Following Mexico‘s Reform Laws during the mid-19th-century, a majority of the country’s convents became the property of the state. Many were transformed into museums or other public, irreligious institutions. In the case of this former convent, the...

Piazza Statuto in Torino, Italy

November 24, 2020

Located on the western side of Torino, Statuto Square was once home to a Roman necropolis, a French execution site, and was the scene of a terrible fire in 1983. The fountain in the middle of the square was constructed in the memory of the workers who died digging the Frejus Rail Tunnel. Due to its fatal legacy, the square has been given the title “Black Heart,” as Turin’s most obscure area. In the center of the fountain, a pyramid-shaped...

Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors in Perth...

November 24, 2020

The Hermitage is one of Scotland‘s most beautiful woodland walks. It runs along the River Braan, a cascading torrent that flows into the River Tay at Dunkeld. Complete with leaping salmon, it truly is a magical place. Its piece de resistance is Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors, a Georgian structure originally built in 1757 as a simple view house over the river for the 2nd Duke of Atholl. With increased demand by tourists for locations revolving around romanticism, the house...

‘Tamiški Kralj’ (‘King of Tamis’) in Sutjeska,...

November 24, 2020

In a small village, Sečanj archaeologists discovered a bronze figurine that dated to the 12th-century. it was believed to be a representation of Jesus Christ. It is known as “The King Of Tamiš,” since the Tamiš River is located just one mile away. Local sculptor Miodrag Rogan was fascinated by the look of the figurine, which was discovered by his friend. He decided to craft a larger version of the ancient relic. The sculpture is composed of concrete and...

Lee’s Legendary Marbles & Collectables in...

November 24, 2020

Entering Lee’s Marble Museum, the first thing visitors will notice is hundreds of marble-filled jars lining the walls. All around the museum, display cases show off specific marbles, methodically organized by category. Owner Lee Batterton is always willing to show visitors around what began as a personal collection. Batterton first began sharing his collection with the public in 2001. While Batterton has plenty of what he calls “cheaper baubles” for anyone seeking a souvenir, he also sells rare and antique...

My Hunt for the Original McDonald’s French-Fry...

November 23, 2020

From Julia Child to Paul Bocuse to James Beard, some of the biggest names in food history are also people who have professed their love for the same french fry—a french fry that, in no exaggerated manner, birthed an empire. A french fry that no one has eaten in more than 30 years. McDonald’s original french fries were cooked in beef tallow. For that fact, they were bullied out of production by a well-funded, well-intentioned businessman and self-proclaimed health...

How German Librarians Finally Caught an Elusive...

November 23, 2020

On the afternoon of February 21, 2006, Norbert Schild sat down at a desk in the reading room of the City Library of Trier, in western Germany, and opened a 400-year-old book on European geography. Working quickly, Schild laid a piece of blank white paper on top of the book, took a boxcutter from his lap, and discreetly sliced out a map of Alsace from pages 375 and 376. Schild hadn’t noticed that the desks of two librarians, who...

There Are Way More Copies of Newton’s...

November 23, 2020

The impact of Isaac Newton’s scientific work is legendary today, and now it appears that his groundbreaking treatise of 1687 reached a wider audience during his own time than was previously thought. The tome, known as the Principia, transformed human understanding of celestial and terrestrial forces, providing a mathematical basis for the movement of planets, moons, and comets, as well as objects on Earth. A new archival census has more than doubled the known number of first editions of...

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