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Found: A Mysterious, Recipe-Filled Diary From 1968

August 4, 2020

One hot day in May 2019, Georgie Williams went to a South London market to buy antique furniture for her new place. Later, within the vintage cabinet she brought home, she found something intriguing: a brown booklet, with Official Diary 1968: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office inscribed on the cover. Inside, she discovered 150 handwritten recipes, scribbled down by a mysterious cook. Williams was stunned by the hard work the diary owner had dedicated to preserving her beloved recipes. Apart...

The Challenges and Delights of Photographing the...

August 4, 2020

Since ancient times, the night sky has been full of mystery and a source of fascination. Some early civilizations, living under naturally dark skies that are far less familiar to many people today, envisioned the stars as part of a solid dome that touched the Earth at the horizon. It’s easy to see why: True outdoor darkness has a depth you can sink into, with innumerable pinpricks of light embedded in the blackness. Capturing the magic of this darkness...

Kizukuri Station in Tsugaru, Japan

August 4, 2020

The Shakōki-dogū figurines were created during the Jōmon era of prehistoric Japan, noted for their depiction of human eyes, which are often compared to Inuit ski goggles or shakōki in Japanese. Some theorized they may have depicted a fertility goddess, the mysterious deity Arahabaki, or even ancient astronauts. First founded in 1924, Kizukuri Station has served as a station on the Gonō Line. A new building was constructed in 1992, making use of the Hometown Rejuvenation Program. The city of Tsugaru...

Knockagh Monument in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

August 4, 2020

High above the settlement of Greenisland on the eastern coast of County Antrim stands a giant stone obelisk known as the Knockagh Monument, named after the hill that it sits upon. The Knockagh Monument was erected in remembrance of the County Antrim men who fell in battle during the First World War (1914–1918), but was later rededicated to all those who died during the Second World War (1939–1945), as well. The high sheriff of the county, Henry Dupre Malkin Barton, started...

For Sale: A Cold War Bunker and...

August 4, 2020

Half an hour south of the Canadian border, in Fairdale, North Dakota, a hulking concrete structure rises up from the flat fields that surround it. The beige buildings are so prominent on an otherwise pastoral landscape that they could be mistaken for a 20th-century Stonehenge. It’s a Cold War missile site, and it’s for sale. In the 1970s, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union were about as chilly as you’d expect in the middle of a...

Mangulica & Pulin Statue in Sremska Mitrovica,...

August 4, 2020

The Srem region (also known as Syrmia) in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia, is home to a unique breed of pigs and dogs know as the Mangulica and Pulin. The Mangulica (or Mangalica) is a breed of domestic pig that is unique to the region. The breed was created by crossbreeding that took place in Hungary and Croatia that mixed blond mangulitsa and Srem pigs. It’s the last remaining long coat pig breed and is known for its...

The Sacramento Cannon Monument in Port Elizabeth,...

August 4, 2020

Where a lone street of the seaside hamlet of Schoenmakerskop terminates on the edge of a bluff, a solitary bronze cannon aims out over the ocean and a small, secluded bay. It marks the site of an extraordinary shipwreck discovered in 1977. The cannon itself was pulled from the site and dubbed the “miracle cannon” because it remained perfectly preserved despite centuries on the sea floor. In 1647, the Sacramento, a large Portuguese galleon, was on her maiden voyage....

Mörksugga Statue in Avesta, Sweden

August 4, 2020

The Mörksugga is a Swedish mythological creature, said to be present always and everywhere, listening and perceiving without ever being heard or seen itself. In the region of Dalarna, stories told of a “dark sow,” which could manifest as a black shape in the night or a log that refused to catch fire. These days, few people believe in such superstitions, but still the Mörksugga lives on as a souvenir. The initial popularization of the dark entity can be attributed...

Falu Gruva (Falun Mine) in Elsborg, Sweden

August 4, 2020

The Falun Mine used to be considered the treasure trove of Sweden. It was not gold or silver that the people were after there, but copper, a valuable material that was used for everything from cooking supplies to religious items. The mine was started around the ninth century, allegedly after a goat pointed locals to it by one day coming home with red material on its fur. The metals found there made the area rich and prosperous, and Falun...

These Strange Rock Formations Have Been a...

August 3, 2020

Located in Central California, just west of the town of Lone Pine, the Alabama Hills are one of Hollywood’s least famous but most filmed stars. Less “hills” and more giant huddled masses of stone, they are identifiable by the surprising smoothness of their rounded contours, which creates a gorgeous contrast with the sharp lines of the Sierra Nevada mountains that form their backdrop. Though this landscape is truly unlike anywhere else on Earth, its uniqueness hasn’t hindered the diversity...

Plumbing the Secrets of the Archives of...

August 3, 2020

Over its 90 years of existence, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has acquired an astonishing collection, with more than 3,500 paintings and sculptures, 11,000 works on paper, and 60,000 prints and multiples. But its holdings go much deeper. “We estimate we have something like 6.5 million items,” the museum’s Chief of Archives, Library, and Research Collections, Michelle Elligott, says of her department’s files. “That’s not a very precise estimate, because I have not gone in...

Truck-Eating Bridge in Kirkland, Washington

August 3, 2020

Known to local residents as “The Truck-Eating Bridge,” this pedestrian overpass tends to stop trucks in their tracks, on what seems like a weekly basis. The bridge’s clearance is only 11’6″, and doesn’t appear to provide enough forewarning for oncoming traffic. (Much like the also-famous “Can-Opener” in Durham, North Carolina.) According to Google Maps, the Truck-Eating Bridge is a tourist attraction, complete with a community-derived collection of eaten-truck sightings and 29 five-star reviews at the time of this writing....

Nelsonville Brick Park in Nelsonville, Ohio

August 3, 2020

By the mid-1800s, the United States was well on its way to becoming an economic powerhouse. Raw materials, booming industries, and new technologies were making the country an industrialized force to be reckoned with. In Ohio, these innovations took root and grew in Hocking Valley, located in the southeastern corner of the state. Bricks for paving and construction were crafted in this region, One of the main centers for brick making was the town of Nelsonville. By the 1880s, the...

B-29 ‘Over Exposed’ Crash Site in...

August 3, 2020

On November 3, 1948, a B-29 Superfortress crashed in the Peak District near Bleaklow. The United States Airforce Boeing RB-29A was part of the 16th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. It had previously been used to photograph nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, including the dropping of an atomic bomb. The aircraft crashed near Higher Shelf Stones on Bleaklow during a routine daytime flight to the US Airforce Base in Warrington. It’s believed that the pilots thought they had passed the hills of...

First Encounter Beach Placard in Eastham, Massachusetts

August 3, 2020

Sitting on Cape Cod Bay in the lovely town of Eastham is the equally quaint First Encounter Beach. The locale offers great panoramic views of the dazzling coastline and nearby flats. But history buffs may find more than a fun day in the sun at this beautiful beach. First Encounter Beach’s unusual name comes from the fact that the beach was the site of the first encounter between the English Pilgrims and Native Americans, specifically members of the Nauset...

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