June 24, 2015 at 3:11 pm
How a Confidence Man Swindled a Town Into Buying the World’s Smallest Skyscraper
In 1919, a smooth-talking businessman swindled investors into buying a skyscraper that was designed in inches, not feet.
In 1919, a smooth-talking businessman swindled investors into buying a skyscraper that was designed in inches, not feet.
Some of the results may surprise you.
Scientists want to name this tiny octopus with big eyes and gelatinous skin, ‘Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis’, and we couldn’t agree more!
“Detroit: Evolution of a City” is an incredible study of the growth, decline and revival of the city of Detroit through historic and present-day pictures.
Students at Alan Shepard Elementary School in Bourbonnais, Illinois wait patiently to have their yearbook signed by Steve “Mr. Steve” Weidner, the school’s long-time custodian.
A fishing village is abandoned when the fishers move mainland due to the ease of transport and sale for their daily catches.
Several times a week, Mitani Hisao and his 19-year-old tortoise ‘Bon-chan’ go for long (and slow) walks through the streets of Tokyo.
The Red Bull Skydive team journeys to Java Island to explore Mount Bromo, the famous active volcano in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
There’s a deadly heatwave currently striking India. Temperatures are so high that some of the roads in Delhi are even melting.
The Museo del Prado in Madrid launched its first exhibit for the visually impaired, 3D printing six of their most renowned artworks in their collection.
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