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Panathenaic Stadium: The Birthplace of Modern Olympics

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 0 Comments Sports

(via Amusing Planet) The first modern Olympic Games was held in the summer of 1896 in the Panathenaic Stadium in

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 0 Comments interesting

(via Listverse) Millions of people travel across the world to experience the beauty, grandeur, and heritage of some of the planet’s

May 9, 2018May 7, 2018 0 Comments farming

(via Atlas Obscura) As farmers of early New England cleared land for crops, they found rocks… lots of rocks. Farmers pulled

(via Amusing Planet) There was a time in Great Britain when having windows in homes and buildings were prohibitively expensive. That

(via Listverse) Everyone knows about the famous pyramids of Egypt. But the pyramid is a common form that ancient—and modern—builders

(via Great Big Story) Located in central Spain, the Alcázar of Segovia is one of the country’s most visited and

(via Messy Nessy Chic) Chilean-born photographer Camilo José Vergara photographed the same buildings from the exact same spot, documenting them

(via Great Big Story) Moving homes can be a tough adjustment, but moving an entire town? In Kiruna, Sweden, an

(via Atlas Obscura) We’ve grown accustomed to seeing classical ancient sculptures in every color… of stone and bronze. Statues were

(via Popular Mechanics) Today, we take for granted the modern day skyscraper. These monuments to urban life started taking shape

(via Amusing Planet) In 1899, when famous arctic explorer Robert Peary reached Ellesmere Island, in Canada, he found the ruins

(via Grunge) If you dream of archaeological glory, you could either run out and buy yourself a fedora and a bullwhip,