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Sea Otter Teeth Are Gross but Really...

July 27, 2020

The mouth of a young sea otter isn’t a particularly gnarly place. They don’t have many teeth—somewhere between six and 10 at birth, including four canines and two incisors—and they tend to be pretty pristine, like porcelain. But things go downhill fast. Aging sea otters have plaque-like buildup around their gums. Their teeth may get stubby and nubby from years of chewing on hard-shelled food. Or the teeth may be pitted, fractured, or knocked out entirely, leaving behind exposed...

Villa Mehu in Kirkkonumm, Finland

July 27, 2020

Villa Mehu was the creation and home of dancer Elis Sinistö. He first acquired the land in 1954, not by purchasing the property, but by bartering with the previous owner. During the day, he worked for the plotter, but in the evenings he crafted and constructed his visionary home. Almost constructed entirely of repurposed and recycled scrap materials, Elis set out to create a welcoming villa suitable for parties and guests from his artistic circles. Near the trailhead are two...

Tips to Boost Your Hotels Upsell Conversion...

July 27, 2020

Images can prompt strong emotions and move people to take action. Since you probably know this already, you use beautiful photos on your website to convince site visitors to make a reservation. But have you ever thought of applying this to pre-arrival upselling and cross-selling to increase your conversions? Read on to learn how you The post Tips to Boost Your Hotels Upsell Conversion With Powerful Visuals appeared first on Revfine.com.

The Evolution of a German Town’s Centuries-Old...

July 24, 2020

In 1633, the black plague had descended on Europe, killing people by the thousands. In a tiny town in Germany, Oberammergau, the people turned to prayer in the time of crisis. Spare us, they prayed, and they would show their gratitude by putting on a play about Jesus. According to legend, from that day, no one else in Oberammergau died from the plague. So for the last 400 years the people of the mountain town have put on a...

Tsuki Shrine in Saitama, Japan

July 24, 2020

Reportedly established around 771, Tsuki Shrine in Urawa, Saitama, is notable for its association with rabbits. Instead of the typical komainu statues—a pair of lion-like dogs (or sometimes foxes) guarding the shrine—this one has stone bunnies manning the entrance. The shrine is believed originally to have been a sacred storehouse, where the tribute to the gods was kept. In Japanese, such tribute is called mitsugimono, archaically chōmono. The shrine was eventually named Tsuki Shrine, after another pronunciation of the...

Savor the Sight of Comet NEOWISE From...

July 24, 2020

Halley’s Comet and its clockwork 76-year orbit may be the most famous of its kind, but in July 2020, comet C/2020 F3, known as NEOWISE, has been dazzling skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere, with a once-in-many-lifetimes appearance. We won’t see it again for another 6,800 years. No one knew this celestial phenomenon would make an appearance until NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission first spotted it in late March. Measuring approximately three miles wide, the comet...

Big Mine Run Geyser in Ashland, Pennsylvania

July 24, 2020

Big Mine Run Geyser is the only geyser on the East Coast of the United States. In Ashland, Pennsylvania, just outside the ghost town of Centralia, you can find water being expelled from the earth with immense pressure. When the mines in the area were abandoned in the 1930s, the empty mine shafts filled with water. When the water had nowhere else to go, it found an escape through an old ventilation hole. The geyser experiences different pressure depending...

A $9 Million Chinese Vase Turned Up...

July 24, 2020

For decades, an ornamental vase with gilded, dragon-shaped handles sat in an open cupboard in a central European country home. Four cats roamed freely around it. Cats may have nine lives, but delicate Chinese porcelain vases have only one. So it is fortunate indeed that this fragile 18th-century specimen, which may have been crafted for a Qianlong emperor, survived to sell for $9 million at a Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction. The vase surfaced to the public after its elderly...

Site of Suzugamori Execution Grounds in Shinagawa...

July 24, 2020

Years of civil war in Japan ended when Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated all his rivals becoming the Shogun or leader of Tokugawa Shogunate in 1600. He ruled from a sleepy village on the east coast, a city that would become the sprawling metropolis of Tokyo. One of the first things the city created was a place to execute criminals, political prisoners, and Christians, a banned religion in Japan at the time. One of three sites used to execute prisoners, the...

Carrickfergus Rangers Stone in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

July 24, 2020

During World War II, the historic County Antrim town of Carrickfergus became a focal point when the United States decided to enter the war. Basecamps were established across Northern Ireland. Over 300,000 American troops were posted in Northern Ireland in areas such as Ballycastle, Ballymena, and Carrickfergus. In Carrickfergus, a Ranger Battalion was based in the Sunnylands area, just north of the railway line and covered an area of four hectares. The Ranger battalions were considered elite units of...

HaliPuu’s Campfire Barista in Sirkka, Finland

July 24, 2020

Steffan Wunderink runs a truly one-of-a-kind cafe, if you can call it that. The “Campfire Barista” makes cafe-quality coffees, teas, and more over an open fire that he drags behind a snowmobile through a forest in the far northern reaches of Finland. It’s not just any forest, though. The forest belongs to his wife’s grandfather, Kaarle Raekallio. The Finnish state gave his family the forest after they lost their home during World War II. After spending decades raising the...

Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome, Italy

July 24, 2020

Constructed during the age of Imperial Rome, the Temple of Minerva Medica once stood on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. It was mentioned by Cicero and several other sources but eventually became lost at some point. However, the Temple of Minerva Medica is still on the Roman map. Except it’s not really the Temple of Minerva Medica—but a ruined 4th-century nymphaeum building, consecrated to the mythical nymphs and connected to the water supply. No ancient literature or inscriptions mention...

How a Viral Tweet Brought Back a...

July 23, 2020

On September 28, 1883, a series of simple advertisements appeared in the Calgary Herald, placed between short paragraphs about tinsmiths, loggers, and hunters in the area. They were concise, staccato statements, mesmerizing in their rhythmic placement amidst the news of the day. Cronk is the drink. Dr. Cronk. Try Cronk. Cronk is good. And simply, Cronk. The ads promoted a sweet, mildly alcoholic soda that once captured North America’s attention, much like Coca-Cola would do in the next century....

Subterranean Scans Reveal New Mysteries at an...

July 23, 2020

On a cold and wet day in March 2018, a van crammed with equipment and Scottish and Irish archaeologists rolled up alongside Navan Fort, a prominent hilltop settlement in Northern Ireland that’s not far from the modern border with Ireland. A ringed enclosure that sits on a tall hill in the countryside, Navan Fort is easy to pick out. It was one of the ceremonial centers of pre-Gaelic Ireland, and even has a visitor’s center today. But that March,...

Stanbury Jacko in Geelong, Australia

July 23, 2020

An hour outside of Melbourne is the satellite city of Geelong. Known today as a commercial center and industrial port, Geelong was once the prosperous hub of all wool production in Australia. Honoring the city’s proud textile and manufacturing history, the National Wool Museum exhibits the industry’s trials and tribulations—from Australia’s colonial days to the wool production boom of the 1950s, through the industry’s collapse in the 1990s. Among the 19th-century shearing tools, spinning wheels, and modern machinery stands...

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