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Grave of Hubert H. Humphrey in Minneapolis,...

November 16, 2020

Tucked in a nondescript corner of a beautiful cemetery in South Minneapolis, lies the final resting place of one of the most significant Democratic politicians of the mid-20th-century. Hubert Horatio Humphrey was a politician from Minnesota who served as Mayor of Minneapolis, Senator from Minnesota, and Vice President of the United States under Lyndon B. Johnson. He ran for president on multiple occasions, garnering the nomination of the Democratic Party in 1968, although he would be defeated by Richard...

The Fossils That Get Away (From Scientists)

November 13, 2020

Stan is very big, very old, and very popular. Roughly 65 million years young, Stan long ago retired from trampling, stalking, and gnawing across a steamy landscape of palms and gingkoes, and tussling with family. Like many other retirees, Stan now lives a life of quiet leisure. Stan hasn’t been lounging on the lido deck of a cruise ship, but rather soaking it in from a prime, street-facing perch at Christie’s auction house in New York City. In September...

How a Black-Feathered Dino Inspired a Series...

November 13, 2020

At 3:00 a.m. on September 30th, Ryan Carney, a paleontologist and epidemiologist at the University of South Florida, was in a celebratory mood. It was the 159th anniversary of the first paper published on feathers from Archaeopteryx, a Jurassic-era dinosaur. When paleontologists first unearthed an Archaeopteryx in 1861, Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species was just two years old. The fossil ended up pushing forward evolutionary theory at the time, showing that a bird-like dinosaur was flitting about millions...

Dunston Staiths in Gateshead, England

November 13, 2020

The term “staith” is used in northeastern England to describe a ship or boat loading structure. They are usually served by rail lines and contain loading chutes for bulk minerals. Dunston staiths is a 19th-century coal loading structure on the River Tyne near Gateshead, England. From here, millions of tons of coal per year from the highly productive coalfields of the area were once loaded onto ships for export to other parts of the country and beyond. The structure...

Pinova Vila in Zrenjanin, Serbia

November 13, 2020

Pinova Vila was once a palace and one of the most beautiful buildings in Zrenjanin. The building was constructed in 1894 by Leon Štegervald. However, it was later purchased by surveyor Paja Pin, hence the building’s namesake Pinova Vila (Pin’s Palace). Various elements of Romantic period architecture is still visible from the outside, although the palace now sits in ruins and on the verge of collapsing. This has earned the building the moniker “the museum of destruction.” Pinova Vila...

A Glimpse of Iran’s ‘Rainbow Island’ From...

November 13, 2020

Like a natural pearl resting on a teal velvet bed, Hormuz Island lies a few miles off the coast of Iran, at the mouth of the strait of the same name. From its strategic perch where the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman meet, this 16-square-mile island was once a splendid historic trading port, described by a 15th-century Russian merchant as “a vast emporium of all the world.” Its significant location is also very much in the news today,...

Stazione Neapolis in Naples, Italy

November 13, 2020

The Museo station of the Line 1 of the Naples Metro is one of the line’s many “Art Stations,” but, contrary to the other stops, this one also hosts a special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. In this area, called “Stazione Neapolis,” from the ancient name of the city of Naples, there’s a display of the many relics found during the excavation of the tracks for Line 1 in various parts of the city. The environment...

Bromma Blocks in Bromma, Sweden

November 13, 2020

Bromma Blocks is actually a massive shopping center consisting of several large concrete buildings stacked side by side. The placement of the buildings seems a bit odd and the gigantic metal gates are unusual for a shopping center. The buildings were once part of the Bromma Airport and housed airplanes from the 1930s to the late 1960s. At the time of its construction, the hangars at the airport were the largest in Northern Europe, an architectural wonder according to...

Guidarello Guidarelli Funeral Monument in Ravenna, Italy

November 13, 2020

More than 20 years after the murder of Guidarello Guidarelli at the Palazzo Monsignani in Imola, a Cesare Borgia official sculptor known as Tullio Lombardo dedicated this incredible masterpiece to the unlucky knight in 1525. During the centuries following the monument’s creation, it became legendary across the globe. According to legends, any woman who kissed the statue would be married the same year, while any spouse would eventually have a child as beautiful as the Guidarelli. The story became so...

Japanese ‘Love Hotels’ Are Kind of Perfect...

November 12, 2020

On the seventh story of a Japanese tower block, an uncomfortable negotiation is underway. Behind a check-in desk, a hand extends through a heavy felt curtain and feels around for a credit card on the counter. Finding nothing, it quickly withdraws, and after a hidden, whispered kerfuffle, a receptionist emerges awkwardly into the windowless lobby. This is a love hotel, a kind of Japanese institution that rents out rooms by the hour to couples who want to be intimate...

Tomb of the First Bishop of New...

November 12, 2020

Richard Luke Concanen was a Catholic prelate born in Ireland in 1747. He completed his studies in Italy and served various roles in several churches. Thanks to his friendship with the Archbishop of Baltimore, he was able to secure permission to establish a Dominican province in the newly established United States. In 1808, Pope Pius VII appointed Concanen as the first bishop of the Diocese of New York. He was consecrated in Rome but due to embargoes related to...

The Shropshire Mammoth in Shropshire, England

November 12, 2020

The skeleton of a woolly mammoth was discovered by a woman walking her dog by a nearby gravel quarry in 1986. It was one of the most complete mammoth skeletons ever discovered in the United Kingdom. The skeleton of the adult male was unearthed accompanied by partial skeletons of several juvenile mammoths. A replica of that famous creature is now the central display within the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre at Craven Arms in Shropshire. From time to time, the original...

Sedia del Diavolo in Rome, Italy

November 12, 2020

Elio Callistio, a freedman of Emperor Hadrian, would have never imagined that his then fashionable, temple-shaped sepulcher would become popular in Roman folklore. Indeed, as the sepulcher fell to ruins, it strangely started assuming the shape of a great chair or throne. Wayfarers and others who maintained seedy reputations were said to lurk in its shadows and light mysterious fires. This often gave the ruins a glowing appearance amid the night sky. According to legends from the Middle Ages,...

Great Mosque of Xi’an in Xian Shi,...

November 12, 2020

An ancient imperial capital and the eastern starting point of the Silk Road, Xi’an was the first city in China to be introduced to Islam. Today, it has an estimated population of 50,000 Hui Muslims and a total of seven mosques, the most notable of which is the Great Mosque of Xi’an, perhaps the oldest and largest mosque in China. Originally constructed in 742 CE, the Great Mosque has undergone several renovations throughout its history. The majority of the...

Nisco Museum in Ein Hod, Israel

November 12, 2020

Before iPhones, there were DVDs. Before DVDs, there were Walkmans. Before Walkmans, there were cassette players. Before cassettes, vinyl, and before vinyl, Edison wax cylinders. But according to Nissan Cohen, owner and curator at the Nisco Museum, what came before all of these was by far more magnificent: intricate machines that played live music. These charming, beautifully crafted instruments could be called “music boxes.” But if you’re thinking of little cranked ballerinas spinning to “Happy Birthday,” think again. With its extensive collection...

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