Top 10 Most Unusual Town Names
Perhaps because of the diversity of American settlers, or perhaps because of frontier humor, towns with strange names abound in the United States. Some of the most entertaining names have equally intriguing origins (unlike the often-mentioned Intercourse, Pennsylvania, which was simply named after an old usage of the word, meaning [...]
Top 10 High Security Prisons on Earth
The concept of human imprisonment is one that has courted our species through a number of sociological ages. As the destination of all who find themselves on the negative end of the many justice systems which have acted to ultimately govern each and every human society up until this point, [...]
Top 10 Crazy Cool Catacombs
We humans have long been tunneling for many reasons. Ever since we realized the importance of hiding supplies and/or ourselves, we have been delving into hillsides and disguising entrances. At some point, it became cool to neatly organize the bones of our dead according to type. Skulls, femurs, and the [...]
Top 10 Strange World Customs
Our world is one of constant parallels. As all we as a species know, planet Earth has spent the last few million years undertaking a comparatively brand new adventure, of which human beings have played a leading role. Slowly spreading from our humble primitive beginnings to establish ourselves as the [...]
Top 10 Secret Nuclear Testing Sites
Since the dawn of nuclear weapons, in the mid 20th century, countries have been racing to test out their capabilities. The main “superpowers” such as the USA, UK and Russia all stopped testing in the 1990s after the end of the Cold War and signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in [...]
Top 10 Scariest Motels in America
Hollywood doesn’t do a great job of selling motels to us, does it? From “Psycho” to “Vacancy“, it’s a pretty safe bet that if you check into one of those handy roadside hotels, you won’t be checking out again. You may get tortured, stabbed in the shower or find yourself [...]
Top 10 Impactful Photographs and Their Stories
Since the dawn of photography in the latter half of the nineteenth century, much of society has been completely revolutionized. A vocation far past its humble beginnings, in terms of both capability and availability, photography has risen to become an art form in its own right. Active in all walks [...]
Top 10 Most Challenging Mountains to Climb
Mountains have always represented something in human culture that’s almost impossible to overcome – hence “Climb every mountain”, “Move every mountain” and “making mountains out of molehills”. But some mountains aren’t that difficult to conquer - some are no more than big hills. On the other hand, there are some mountains [...]
Top 10 Most Interesting Geothermal Areas in the World
Addicted to that “beginning of time” feeling? Can’t get enough of sulphur’s rotten-egg smell? What follows is a list of areas around the world where you can still experience primordial earth goo by morning and be relaxing in a hot spring the same day. 10. El Tatio, Chile The [...]
Top Ten Unique Sites to Visit in New Zealand
Whether visiting the North, South or both of New Zealand’s main islands, there is a ton of nooks and crannies for you to explore. Highlighted in this list are some specific places you should seek out, given the chance. From cities to bird colonies and everything in between, New Zealand [...]
