Kizhi Pogost: Incredible Wooden Church

On March 12, 2015 by Tim Newman
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“Kizhi churches” by User:MatthiasKabel – Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Kizhi Pogost (Кижский Погост) is nothing short of miraculous; the wooden wonders were built in the 17th century and...

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Rongorongo: The Most Mysterious Language In The World

On March 8, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Easter Island is tiny and bewilderingly remote. The island’s residents – the Rapa Nui – are most famous for their incredible stone heads. They’re also well-known for being part of a civilisation that crumbled due...

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5 “Other” Brightons

On March 8, 2015 by Tim Newman
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I’ve been a resident of Brighton, East Sussex for more than a decade. It’s a fairly pleasant place to live, if a little pricey. Recently, I started wondering whether the other Brightons of the world as...

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Why Does This Disney Show From 1989 Have ‘Illuminati’ Written On The Wall?

On March 5, 2015 by Tim Newman
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“MagicaBeagleBoys” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia. “DuckTales (Main title)” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia. We all “know” Disney is steeped in Illuminati gold. But why would a...

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1 Grizzly Bear Vs 4 Wolves

On March 1, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Here’s a ruck worth watching. One bear vs one wolf would be pretty difficult to predict but I think if you were pushed you’d say that four wolves could easily take on a bear....

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13th Century Doodles By A 6-Year-Old Called Onfim

On February 26, 2015 by Tim Newman
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“Bb199” by Onfim of Novgorod, copy by http://www.gramoty.ru – http://gramoty.ru/prorisi/bb199.gif. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. History is often perceived to be a snooze-laden doom truck carrying snores all the way...

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Further Proof Of How Lovably Silly Manatees Are

On February 26, 2015 by Tim Newman
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  I wrote a little bit about Manatees last week, I love them but I’m sometimes a little frustrated by their stupidity. As I’m sure my Dad felt about me when I was a...

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Ghandi’s Letters To Hitler

On February 22, 2015 by Tim Newman
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“Dear Friend Hitler film poster” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia. On the 23rd July 1939, Europe was in a palpably tense state. The proverbial dog-doo was creeping dangerously close to...

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Pristine 1950’s Kitchen For Sale

On February 22, 2015 by Tim Newman
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A fella called Nathan Chandler recently purchased a home that was built in 1956, for some reason the house had never been lived in. Maybe it was haunted or something? I dunno. Bit weird though isn’t it?...

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Sombering Photos From The Donetsk Region, Ukraine

On February 21, 2015 by Tim Newman
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Putin, whatever his game is and whatever he says he has or hasn’t done, is causing thousands of people in Ukraine wide-scale grief. Donetsk has been overrun with Russian backed rebels (i.e. Russian...

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