The forest contains some of the world's biggest and largest trees and is located in what is now known as Kings Canyon National Park (east of Fresno, California). The well-known Big Stump can be found here. This massive stump, which has a diameter of 52 feet, once held an enormous sequoia tree nicknamed "Mark Twain," after the actual writer Mark Twain visited the stump and was … [Read more...] about The Intriguing History Of The Enormous Sequoia Tree Known As Mark Twain, Which Was Felled In 1891
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Homeless Man Bravely Jumps Over A Bridge To Save His Rabbit, Which Was Thrown By A Young Man
Gary Kearney, a 20-year-old man from Crumlin, Dublin, England, was sentenced to four months in prison for savagely and mercilessly throwing a rabbit owned by a homeless man named John Byrne off a bridge. Witnesses told regional media that John Byrne was begging for alms and food on the well-known local O'Connell bridge with Lily, his dog, and Barney, the rabbit, when … [Read more...] about Homeless Man Bravely Jumps Over A Bridge To Save His Rabbit, Which Was Thrown By A Young Man
15 Illustrations of British “Crinkle Crankle” Walls, Which Require Less Bricks to Construct Than Straight Walls
There are many charming things about Britain. Afternoon tea and scones (do you spread the jam or the clotted cream first?). walks in gardens and parks that are mysterious and romantic. wall waves. Wavy walls, what? Walls with waves Since becoming popular in the United Kingdom, wavy walls have spread to other countries, including the United States. Crinkle crankle garden … [Read more...] about 15 Illustrations of British “Crinkle Crankle” Walls, Which Require Less Bricks to Construct Than Straight Walls
These Two Texas Giant Sinkholes Are Yearning to Combine, Which Would Have Catastrophic Effects
Two breathtaking giant sinkholes in Texas have long been objects of fear and fascination. Wink Sink 1 from above. Image courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin's Bureau of Economic Geology An extraordinarily unstable local terrain has been created as a result of decades of drilling for oil and gas in Winkler County in the West Texas desert, particularly during the … [Read more...] about These Two Texas Giant Sinkholes Are Yearning to Combine, Which Would Have Catastrophic Effects
The Strangest Mountain in the World, which Inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Novel “The Lost World”
With a unique ecosystem found only above the clouds, the mystic flat-topped Mount Roraima on the tripoint of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil perplexed 19th-century explorers and inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel 'The Lost World.' Mount Roraima is located on the Guiana Shield in Venezuela's 30,000-square-kilometer Canaima National Park. This strange-looking geological … [Read more...] about The Strangest Mountain in the World, which Inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Novel “The Lost World”