Category: History
The Mutter Museum of Human Pathology
Photo: istolethetv Medical and pathological exhibitions draw reactions from visitors, ranging from cool, sad or disturbed to disgusted at the taste of the display. However, with exhibitions like Body Worlds breaking all visitor records and popular TV serials like CSI popularizing forensic science, we seem to have come to terms with the facts of [...]
Some of The 10 Most Intriguing Ancient Cities
If you think that today’s cities are awesome, you might as well be right, but history can show us that there were truly astonishing cities back in the ancient times. Wouldn’t be great if we can get to know some of these ancient cities? Well, that is exactly what we are going to do. Brace [...]
History’s Most Famous Siamese Twins
We occasionally say that a couple are so close that they seem ‘joined at the hip’ – metaphorically speaking, obviously. But imagine this were a reality. (In fact, think about how the term might have developed.) Imagine if a person came from an egg that started to separate into identical twins but got stuck (or, [...]
Vintage Posters from When Driving alone was nearly a Crime
During the war as Uncle Albert from “Only fools and horses” said, driving alone was considered almost a crime. As Peter Maass said: “If we become less reliant on oil–which means becoming more conservation-minded and efficient, as well as developing renewable energy on a broader scale than is already underway–we will not feel a need [...]
Remotely Controlled Farmes Prediction from 1931
Over at Smithsonian’s excellent Paleofuture blog, Matt Novak finds a idea of the future of farming predicted in the time of great depression. image credits Matt Novak writes: “The March 1931 issue of The Country Gentleman magazine included this advertisement for Timken bearings. With the bold headline “100 YEARS AHEAD” the ad promises that the farmer [...]
World in Future: Predicted from the Past
What’s not to adore about H2Pia. This is a bucolic, utopian perspective of the future, a daring great new suburban world with a hydrogen driven car in every car port and an organic food in every pot. H2Pia produces energy from wind and sunlight to make hydrogen to ensure that everyone is able to live [...]
Abandoned Hell Island in Croatia – Goli Island
1949th year, in response to the Cominform resolution and increasing the chances of war with the USSR, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia established a “working administratively punished men / women socially useful work” on the island Goli, with the intention to isolate Stalin’s supporters on a remote island where, in the event of Soviet attack [...]
The Largest Greenhouse in the World – The Eden Project
It’s a dream come true – a magical story of how restoration can transform an exhausted site into the world’s largest captive rainforest and greenhouse, showcasing plants which have changed the world, connects culture and communities and has even been called the 8th wonder. Image Credits: Stuart Herbert The 21st century will provide enormous challenges [...]
The Lost Gardens of Heligan – The Birth Place of Eden
Do fairy tales really exist? In the terms of magical kingdoms the Lost Garden of Heligan could be a true representation of the famous Sleeping Beauty Lands. After decades of neglect following the hurricane hit in 1990 the Gardens of Heligan became swamped and choked in bramble and ivy, leaving the lands forgotten over [...]
9 Most Dangerous Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
Based on a report by INAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), a radiation & nuclear disaster or accident is described as “Any event which leads to a significant consequence/s to the environment, facility as well as people. A few examples of such are the lethal consequences to individuals, a large release of radioactivity in the environment, [...]
Altiplano – A Landscape of Magic
The Altiplano landscape is a 600 mile stretch of ice, fire, wind and salt – a land that is both eerie yet majestic. The 12,000 foot high plateau ripples through the Andes of Bolivia, Peru and Argentina and holds the records for the world’s highest navigable lake, the largest salt flat and is earth’s second [...]
Bombing of London – The London Blitz 1940
image credits The relentless barrage that was the unforgivable. 70 years ago, one small stature megalomaniac in Germany set off the most horrendous 76 days and nights of sustained bombardment in the history of the world. Determined to bring the British nation to its knees in abject surrender, he sent his aircraft, the Luftwaffe, to [...]
Advertising London – An Historical Collection of Classic Posters
They are vivid, colourful and strikingly creative, composed of bold images and tipped with sharp text. They meet their purpose beautifully – to engage London visitors in feeling passionate about what the capital has to offer. The London zoo, Natural History museum, Covent gardens, a steam boat tour… the list is an endless supply of [...]
