10 Pictures That Almost Got Their Photographers Killed
(via Listverse) A picture is worth a thousand words—or the life of its photographer. Obviously, photographers will often go to
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Environment
Why Iceland Imports Ice From Other Countries
(via Amusing Planet) The name Iceland is a misnomer. In reality, the country is stunningly green, especially during summer, and
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Found: The Grand Canyon’s Oldest Vertebrate Fossil
(via Atlas Obscura) These 28 footprints were made 310 million years ago.
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10 Regular Things That Completely Change In Space
(via Listverse) We consider a lot of what we see around us to be immutable facts of life. But now
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9 Colorful Facts About Goldfish
(via Mental Floss) It may not be the cutest, cuddliest, or the most exotic animal to have in your home,
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This Is Where Your Wine Corks Come From
(via Great Big Story) Uncorking a bottle of wine after a long day is one of the few true pleasures
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The 10 Fastest Animals in the World
(via Mental Floss) Though humans love to assign superlatives—smartest, fastest, strongest—to the creatures of the animal kingdom, those attributes are,
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For Sale: The First Book Printed in Antarctica
(via Atlas Obscura) It’s filled with funny accounts from Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod expedition.
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Cape Agulhas: The Place Where Two Oceans Meet
(via Amusing Planet) Many people believe that Cape of Good Hope is the southern-most tip of the African continent, but
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Ice Volcanoes of The Great Lakes
(via Amusing Planet) During the winter months, Great Lakes in North America freezes over, a unique feature called “ice volcanoes”
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No Roads, No Cars, Just Boats
(via Great Big Story) Most of us town-and-city dwellers spend our days pounding hard, paved ground. But in Giethoorn, Holland,
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10 Crazy Characters From The Wild West
(via Listverse) While the Old West wasn’t as wild as Hollywood would have us believe, the frontier really was full
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