Ever wondered where the most secluded cabin in the Swiss Alps could be situated? Well, here’s an odds-on contender. OK, here it is from up close. And someone is waving ‘hello’ to you from there, ain’t it so? Can you see him? Remember the alpine shelter tucked away at an impossible place in the Italian Dolomites? Well, that cabin up there is equally impossible, and … [Read more...] about This is Probably the Most Secluded Cabin in the Swiss Alps But Its Location Remains a Secret
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This Breathtaking Cave in Mexico Is Filled With Towering White Crystals
Some of the elongated blocks of crystals are up to 37 feet long and 5 feet wide Fittingly known as the Cave of the Crystals or Giant Crystal Cave (Spanish: Cueva de los cristales), this fascinating cavern connected to a zinc mine in Naica, Mexico, is crisscrossed with gleaming gypsum crystals – some of the largest natural crystals ever found that dwarf human … [Read more...] about This Breathtaking Cave in Mexico Is Filled With Towering White Crystals
This Breed of Bunny Walks on Its Front Legs and We Finally Know Why
No, it’s not a circus trick. This is how Sauteur d’Alfort rabbits actually get around. A rabbit doing a handstand and walking around like that? Indeed, a rare domesticated breed known as Sauteur d’Alfort rabbits have ditched hopping in favor of this rather bizarre method of moving about. They walk along on their front paws in this position seemingly without much … [Read more...] about This Breed of Bunny Walks on Its Front Legs and We Finally Know Why
This is One of the World’s Last Remaining Ancient Isolated Villages and It Has an Amazing Architecture
High up in the jungle peaks of Flores Island in Indonesia is an ancient, extremely isolated village, with beautiful views. Lying at an altitude of 4,200 feet (1,280 meters), the village of Wae Rebo has been occupied by the Manggaraian people for almost 2,000 years, and their lifestyle has not changed much during that time. The eight traditional conical thatched homes are … [Read more...] about This is One of the World’s Last Remaining Ancient Isolated Villages and It Has an Amazing Architecture
This 4,500-year-old Egyptian Beadnet Dress Was Painstakingly Reassembled from 7,000 Beads Found in a Tomb
The only complete ancient Egyptian beadnet dress found to date reveals a lot about the style and craftsmanship of the Old Kingdom period. In 1927, a team of archaeologists led by George A. Reisner were excavating at Giza, where they explored the mastaba tomb G7440. Inside the tomb, they found the skeletal remains of an unidentified female, who was wrapped in linen bandages … [Read more...] about This 4,500-year-old Egyptian Beadnet Dress Was Painstakingly Reassembled from 7,000 Beads Found in a Tomb