The Hero of Alexandria was a man who lived circa 10-70 AD. He is famous for creating the first steam engine as well as a number of other fantastic features in temples often involving complex mechanisms that would perform magic tricks such as opening the temple doors without anyone touching them.
Read MoreCoral Castle is known more for the legends that surround its construction and it is often attributed to influence from extra terrestrials. Located in Miami Florida, it is a privately owned area that is available for viewing for the public as a roadside attraction.
Read MoreBajo de la Campana is the name of a well known reef, about twenty miles off the coast of Cartagena, Spain, that presents a clear danger to ships and this location has been claiming ships sailing since ancient times. The Bajo de la Campana reef has a rock formation that thrusts suddenly upward from a depth of fifty feet and stops a mere three feet before the water’s surface.
Read MoreAmong the 972 documents, which had degraded into several pieces numbering over 50,000, were records of rules about everyday living and multiple copies of several biblical books. About a quarter are books that belong to the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Christian Old Testament.
Read MoreLos Angeles is a grand sprawling city, and because of this, the city is, in many ways, divided. This does not mean literally divided, but symbolically. Be it from the haze of smog that prevents different sections of the city from seeing each other or the sheer vastness that makes the city seem like a country all on its own
Read MoreThe Biltmore Hotel at first sight is reminiscent of a clock tower. Built in 1923, the building was said to be beaux-art inspired. The interior of the hotel reminds one of an extravagant palace due to the intricate and detailed ceilings, and the decadent chandeliers that hang from the ceiling.
Read MoreThe Pantages Theatre in Hollywood has become an iconic part of historical Hollywood and is considered to be the last of Hollywood’s glorious movie palaces. It was said to be built to remind those who attended of grand opera houses and theatres in Europe.
Read MoreHawthorn is most commonly found in literary works due to its rich folkloric history. This is more prominent than its direct medicinal uses. If anything, hawthorn is most commonly used as a culinary ingredient for the sweet taste of its berries.
Read MoreEarth to us in our infinitesimal moments is ancient and forever. But this is not the case. Just as all things in our universe, there was a birth that over time resulted in the construction of the Earth. But how exactly did we come to be?
Read MoreA Golden Spiral created from a Golden Rectangle expands in dimension by the Golden Ratio with every quarter, or 90 degree, turn of the spiral. This can be constructed by starting with a golden rectangle with a height to width ratio of 1.618 (or Phi Ф).
Read MoreThe Wellcome Collection is a collection of artifacts originally collected by Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome. He was born on August 21, 1853 and dies on July 25, 1936. In his early life his travelled and preached in a covered wagon peddling his wares. He sold a lot of invisible ink, which was simply lemon juice.
Read MoreThe Civil War was inevitable. With the impending ideal of imperial industry, the entire country breathed carbon in its race to world standing. Free wage labor brought droves of workers to jobs of little pay. The right to vote was misconstrued as an advancement of freedom.
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