ELEPHANT FOOT GLACIER IN GREENLAND   Photograph via The Guardian   A truly mesmerizing photograph of the Elephant Foot Glacier in Greenland. I was unable to find the original source, but a TinEye search led me to numerous blogs citing the original image being seen on The Guardian. All I know about the glacier [...]

    WORLD’S FIRST INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE – JULY 20, 1807     The Pyréolophore (from Ancient Greek pyr, meaning “fire”, eolo, meaning “wind”, and phore, meaning “produce”) was probably the world’s first internal combustion engine. It was invented in the early 19th century in Chalon-sur-Saône, France, by the Niépce brothers: Nicéphore Niépce (who went [...]

  MANHATTANHENGE   Photograph by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images   Manhattanhenge – sometimes referred to as the Manhattan Solstice – is a semiannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east–west streets of the main street grid in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at [...]

Lemuria Praslin – Photograph via IdeePerViaggiare.it   The Republic of Seychelles is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. It is part of the Mascarene Islands along with Mauritius and Reunion. Just northeast of Madagascar, Seychelles is situated with Zanzibar to the west, Reunion to the south and Comoros [...]

  MACRO VELCRO!   Photograph by TRACY ANDERSON   I can hear the sound of Velcro pulling apart just looking at this stunning shot!   via Reddit