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A Guide To The Palau Pledge - Journeys With Purpose

Find out how the Palau Pledge is leading global marine conservation. Explore protected seascapes in Micronesia with Journeys With Purpose.

The Galapagos Affair

In 1934, the "Baroness" of the Galapagos Islands mysteriously disappeared. Was it murder? Here's more about the Galapagos Affair.

Deborah Sampson | National Women's History Museum

Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces during the American Revolution. She was the only woman to earn a military pension for participation in the Revolutionary army.

In Turkey, your coffee comes with a side of destiny

Turkey’s tradition of coffee-making is so ingrained that it’s protected by UNESCO. But where did the practice of cooking coffee grounds in water come from – and why does buying a cup often mean you’ll end up having your fortune told?

Torture, Execution, and Cannibalism on Chichi Jima, and George HW Bush's Narrow Escape - Pacific Atrocities Education

How George Bush escaped cannibalism in World War 2? What happened in the Chichi Jima Island?

Pitlochry, Scotland – The Black Castle of Moulin Ruins – Fifth Wheel Follies!

These castle ruins appear in a field full of sheep just outside the village of Pitlochry. The Land Reform Act of 2003 allows visitors and citizens the “freedom to roam” on most of the land in Scotland. We took advantage of this law and took a walk in this field and visited the castle. The…

Hashima | Japan's "Battleship Island"

Also known as Gunkanjima (Japanese for Battleship Island), the once-thriving city is now a crumbling concrete relic in the middle of the East China Sea, just off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture. In 2015, Hashima Island was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, six years after it first opened for tours. Here's a closer look at the island's dark history, as well as its current haunting state.

The Sleepy Japanese Town Built Inside an Active Volcano

For the residents of Aogashima, an island about 200 miles due south of Tokyo, 1785 was an unforgettable year. Although they weren’t alive to witness the deadliest event in island history, they know what unfolded all too well—and what they know hasn't changed their mind about living atop a real-life volcano.

Inside the Leather Workshops of Andalusia | Condé Nast Traveler

With a history dating back almost 1,000 years, leatherwork remains at the heart of Andalusian life—thanks to the modern-day artisans in Seville working diligently to preserve the craft.

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2,155 likes, 56 comments - zayyarlin84 on July 22, 2025: "📸 Holi Festival Photography Tour – India 🗓 February 23 – March 2, 2026 📍 Delhi • Agra • Vrindavan (Nandgaon & Barsana) • Varanasi Step into the most colorful festival on Earth with your camera in hand! Join us on a once-in-a-lifetime photography journey through India’s most iconic and spiritual destinations. ✨ Capture the surreal Lathmar Holi in Barsana & Nandgaon, where tradition meets wild celebration. 🏛 Photograph the majestic Taj Mahal in Agra at sunrise. 🌆 Explore the chaos and charm of Old Delhi. 🕉 End with mystical scenes of Varanasi’s ghats, portraits of sadhus and atmospheric Ganga Aarti by the Ghats From riotous color play to sacred serenity, this tour is crafted for photographers who crave powerful, story-rich frames. Limited seats – book now and let the colors fly! DM me or WhatsApp +959795726117".

Vacations for the Nerd in You

Some vacationers pine for naps on a beach, or thrill to ever-expanding hotel amenities. For Don Phillips, excitement about coming travel ramps up when he receives the reading list.

3 Friends Found a Crumbling Resort in California and Brought It (and an Entire Town) Back to Life

A once-glamorous resort was rusting away in the California desert. Then, three friends brought it—and the entire town­—back to life.

The gory history of Europeans eating mummies for health | National Geographic

Here’s why medieval Europeans believed medical cannibalism was a cure-all.

The Story of Greek Taxi Driver Gregorios Sachinidis and His 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240D, World’s Highest Mileage Mercedes ~ Vintage Everyday

A hiking trail linking 46 ancient Greek villages

For centuries, dozens of stone-built communities have been linked by a series of cobblestone paths and rock-hewn bridges. Now, travellers can embark on these time-worn trails.

Nature’s Oldest Mandolin: The Poetic Science of How Cicadas Sing – The Marginalian

Beneath Budapest

One of the worlds most impressive cave-systems lies beneath a European capital city, and its potential for exploration grows bigger by the week. There were many surprises in store when Dmitri Gorski decided to spend a long weekend in Hungary

Visiting Lac Assal

Photos and stories from my travels in Lac Assal

Ornamental Hermits Were 18th-Century England’s Must-Have Garden Accessory

Remington was one of a handful of men to cash in on—or, in his case, fail to cash in on—England’s 18th-century ornamental hermit craze. The short-lived trend, which peaked between roughly 1727 and 1830, was one of the most memorable to come out of the era’s shift from perfectly pruned, geometrically aligned gardens to wild, untamed ones in which “the irregularities and asymmetry of nature were charmingly inspirational,” says Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, a landscape architect and the author of English Garden Eccentrics: Three Hundred Years of Extraordinary Groves, Burrowings, Mountains and Menageries. Aristocrats outfitted their new landscape gardens with unexpected, whimsical elements like caves, mountains, aviaries and menageries. But the hermitage, a secluded retreat for a real or imagined hermit that could look like anything from a grotto to a treehouse, eclipsed them all. “By 1750, if you only put in one structure in your garden, it would have been a hermitage,” says Edward S. Harwood, an art historian at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.

Disappearing to Start a New Life - The Phenomenon of Jōhatsu │Yokogao Magazine

A look into Japan’s jōhatsu: where shame, debt, and freedom collide—and starting over means vanishing without a trace.

What No One Tells You About Traveling to Socotra Island

Socotra Island is a unique destination with endemic flora and fauna. The island is accessible to tourists again - read this before you visit.

The Untold Story of Dickey Chapelle, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent

The chopper dropped off Dickey Chapelle in mid-October. A squadron welcomed her on the landing pad, firing a 21-gun salute and raising their flag. Dickey quickly fell into the village’s rhythm. Every morning, bugles called the village to wake, soldiers to drill, and prisoners to work. Ducks and pigs and dogs and babies composed the chorus of afternoons. Stringed pipas—instruments similar to guitars—and mouth harps announced the end of the workday. Sometimes, when the air was cool enough, the militia’s radio picked up the Saigon jazz station that was piped through an enormous Pioneer loudspeaker, washing the village in Coleman and Coltrane, Evans and Getz, Mingus and Roach. The resounding percussion of tanggu drums called the devout to evening prayers at the Our Lady of Victory Chapel. In the dark, gongs made from flattened mortar-shell tips rang out the all-clear every hour on the 45, except when incoming Viet Cong bullets made them chime like kindergarten triangles. This music played almost every night. The Sea Swallows replied with their own refrain of artillery, mostly left over from the French Indochina War, along with psyops messages broadcast over the same loudspeaker that earlier might have played jazz.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum Review

When sipped the rum is very smooth and feels quite viscous. It reminds me both of Baileys (Irish Cream) and Drambuie (A Whisky Liquor). It is very sweet. The tasting notes on the site are very accurate vanilla, fudge/toffee sauce are noticeable as are notes of vanilla and a finish which is slightly bitter like cocoa which leaves a hit of oakiness on the taste buds. The finish is pretty short. It lacks the complexity of the El Dorado 12 Year Old or Rum Sixty Six (two other very good 12 year old rum’s). There is a suspicious lack of burn or heat to this rum. There is also a lack of oakiness which I would expect from a 12 year old rum. The word which keeps coming back to me as I re-review this rum is syrup. Admittedly it’s sweet syrup not cough syrup but even still it concerns me. Should this really have so many awards as a “Premium Sipping Rum”? Is this a case of the Emporer’s New Clothes? Are we are all being conned into buying a rum which has been altered to such an extent it should really be labelled a liquor? Why do so many reviewers note this is an excellent “after dinner” rum? Has the haste to remove Zacapa from its previous position as the undisputed number one led to us “loving” the Venezuelan underdog all the more?

Poveglia Island: All About Venice’s Haunted Island

The island first welcomed inhabitants in the 7th century, and throughout the following years, it grew into a peaceful little community that avoided invasions occurring on the mainland. By avoiding the mainland, they also were lucky enough to avoid taxes, creating a very happy community. They would often trade with nearby Pellestrina but mostly avoided the Italian Peninsula. In the 14th century, the War of Chioggia, an extended conflict between the maritime republics of Genoa and Venice, led to the abandonment of the island. The population was then relocated to the main part of Venice, mainly on the island of Giudecca. It wasn’t until the 18th century that it was put to use again as a storage location for the Republic of Venice.

Thorne Island

The fort that dominates the island was built in the 1850s, during a period of British concern about the strength of the French navy; it could house around 100 soldiers. Its necessity as a military outpost faded with time, and the government sold it off in 1932 and it was converted to a hotel before it was left to decline. Conner says when he bought it, the fort was in rough shape and needed major investment. He spent about £2 million pounds on the purchase and renovation work.

Dubai Chocolate Traces Its Origins to the 13th-Century Middle East

Knafeh, an Arabic cheesecake with a crispy top of vermicelli-like fried dough known as kataifi, glossy with a syrup called attar (the same used on baklava) and sprinkled with pistachios, can be found front and center at any sort of social gathering in the Middle East. Now, it is also starring on TikTok. Fix Dessert Chocolatier, a shop based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, created a knafeh-filled chocolate bar that has gone viral on TikTok and inspired a cornucopia of crunchy pistachio-green-filled treats. When Ukrainian food influencer Maria Vehera first cracked open the chocolate bar on screen in December 2023, the international craze for knafeh began. Her video has now had over 122 million views. The London-based delivery app Deliveroo revealed that the “Can’t Get Knafeh of It” chocolate bar was its top-trending item in the world in 2024. (Locally in Dubai, one of the special bars retails for around $20.)

Mojave car graveyard

Tracing the History of New England’s Ice Trade | The Brink | Boston University

BU history professor Andrew Robichaud's research is correcting old myths and revealing what historical records can tell us about climate change.

Abandoned villas of the Cambodian Riviera in Kep

Kep began life as a seaside escape during French Indochina and then as a favored coastal playground of Cambodia’s political and cultural elite in the 1950s and 1960s. Wealthy Cambodian families, senior officials, diplomats and foreign visitors built a scatter of villas on the hills above Kep Bay and along the shore — a mix of French colonial villas and sleek New-Khmer-style modernist houses influenced by architects like Vann Molyvann. These residences became symbols of a cosmopolitan, optimistic Cambodia: holiday homes, small seaside casinos, and private retreats for the powerful and well-connected. Architecturally the villas are notable: airy pavilions, broad verandas for sea breezes, concrete pilotis, and flat roofs that married tropical needs with modernist aesthetics. Many villas from the mid-20th century show the “New Khmer” sensibility — an attempt to invent a modern Cambodian architecture that looked forward while remaining suited to climate and culture. Photographers and travel writers who explore Kep today repeatedly remark on decorative tiles, sweeping staircases and the deliberate play of light and shade — features now half-buried in vines and rubble. Everything changed in April 1975 when the Khmer Rouge seized control of Cambodia and launched their program of radical social engineering. Cities and towns were emptied almost overnight: urban residents — civil servants, business owners, intellectuals, students, ethnic minorities, and anyone with ties to foreign governments — were forced into the countryside for “re-education” and agricultural labor. For proprietors of seaside villas in places like Kep, that meant hurried flight, confiscation of property, and in many cases separation from family and community as the Khmer Rouge sought to abolish the old social order. The national policies and mass evacuations underpin the villas’ abrupt abandonment. The violence that followed was both systemic and personal. Khmer Rouge cadres hunted down anyone deemed an “enemy”: professionals, businesspeople, ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese, Buddhist monks, and those with foreign connections. Many of Kep’s former homeowners — people identified by appearance, education, or past jobs — were detained, tortured and executed; others starved or died from disease and overwork in the rural labor sites. Nationwide, this policy of purging perceived “class enemies” resulted in the deaths of roughly 1.5–2 million people between 1975 and 1979, and regional accounts indicate that places like Kep suffered their share of arrests, disappearances and killings. On the physical villas you can still read the violence in the scars: pockmarks from bullets, boarded doorways, and rooms stripped of anything of value. Numerous travel reports and photo essays document concrete shells, graffiti and abandoned furniture, and locals have told visiting writers that many houses were emptied quickly and never returned to. Some estates were deliberately destroyed, others simply left to rot as nature reclaimed terraces and gardens. The haunting remains — intact staircases up into the canopy, tile fragments, rusted balustrades — are mute testimony to abrupt departure and violent social rupture. After the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979, property restitution and recovery were chaotic. Land records had been burned or ignored; ownership was disputed, and many owners were dead or in exile. Some villas were re-occupied informally by squatters or poorer families; others were purchased piecemeal and left undeveloped by absentee owners who hoped to sell when markets rose. A few notable properties have been rescued and turned into boutique hotels or renovated by foreign buyers (Knai Bang Chatt is a frequently cited example of revival), but the wider landscape of villas remains a patchwork of restored pockets and long-term ruin. The human stories behind the ruins are wrenching. Survivors and family members have recounted journeys of forced marches, separation, starvation and the later discovery that relatives had been executed or buried in mass graves. NGOs and transitional-justice bodies — most importantly the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) and the Extraordinary Chambers — have worked to document those losses, collect testimonies, and identify sites of mass violence so families can know what happened and seek some measure of justice or closure. The villas are therefore both architectural ruins and places of living memory for communities who lost neighbors, kin, and the fabric of daily life. The scar of the Khmer Rouge can also be seen in the region’s demographics and economy: the urban population was decimated, skilled professionals were killed or fled, and Cambodian society had to rebuild institutions almost from scratch. For Kep specifically, the old tourism economy never fully recovered to its pre-1970s form. Where once a circuit of weekenders, diplomats and movie stars might visit, there were decades of isolation and neglect; only in the 2000s and 2010s did limited regeneration return through small hotels, expatriate investment and niche tourism interested in heritage and “dark tourism.” That regeneration brings its own tensions. Preserving villas as historic artifacts and rebuilding them into hotels or homes can be a way to honor architecture and create income, but it also raises questions about ownership, whose histories are commemorated, and whether commercial reuse risks erasing memory. Local voices and historians urge careful stewardship — conserving architecture while documenting who lived there and how they were affected — rather than simple commodification. Organizations that keep memory alive, including DC-Cam, emphasize education and truthful interpretation alongside any development. Today the ruins of Kep’s villas sit between two chapters: they are haunting ruins that bear witness to brutality and loss, and they are also material resources with potential for restoration, tourism, and storytelling. Walking among them, you encounter bullet-marked facades, wind-torn curtains, and nature pushing through concrete — but also layers of human history that insist on being told: the villa owners’ cosmopolitan lives, the violent rupture of the Khmer Rouge years, the slow and contested recovery of survivors and families, and ongoing debates about how to remember and rebuild. To visit Kep’s villas is to confront beauty and brutality at once, and the obligation to keep those histories visible remains urgent.

Haunted Houses of Kep

These days, sleepy little Kep in Cambodia is best known for its laid-back vibe and its crab market, which is legendary among foodies. It’s the kind of town where cows and goats graze freely at the sides of the road, but it wasn’t always so somnolescent. For 30 years, Kep was one of the jewels of French Indochina. International jet setters and celebrities came to sip champagne and eat crab salad at bougie beach restaurants. Cadillacs and Citroens cruised the beach road, and it was a hive for a unique branch of modern architecture. This reverie came to an end during the brutal Khmer Rouge era in Cambodia, which devastated the town and left its 300 modernist villas to haunt the jungles around it.

Mapping Apocalypse – @theacademy on Tumblr

This amazingly detailed map is a rare piece of production art that made it out of the jungle after the filming of Francis Ford Coppola’…

Brickelangelo™

Museum historian Anna Tulliach tweeted these amazing photos from Italian archives. They show Michelangelo’s sculptures in the Accademia in Florence–David and the unfinished Slaves–encased in brick during World War II, an effort to protect them from possible damage during Allied attacks.

The Aesthetes: Expats in Tangier

Seven expats tell seven journeys which led them to Tangier. Colourful, chaotic, exuberant, eccentric, artistic, intellectual are the adjectives which link them all. Of course they were preceded by many others - Matisse, Delacroix, Yves Saint Laurent, Mark Twain - who were intoxicated by the place. The following quote gives a glimpse of the lives of those who live there: "I stepped into the church where I knew I would find today’s versions: the people who came and never left. A cornerstone of art and fashion is that some people believe what they see and others see what they believe. Tangier is filled with the latter group and inside the church they were kneeling. A Swiss gentleman appeared to be wearing an entire mile of green cashmere dripping from his shoulders. A Frenchman with a head like Flaubert seemed amused in a multitude of plaid. As Gibbs generously walked down the aisle to offer the locals — each of them — the sign of peace, an Australian gentleman in beautiful brogues turned to the handshaking priest and whispered, “Brian, there’s 10 years off you with that new haircut.” The full article can be read here: http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/the-aesthetes/ This video is from New York Times T Magazine. Do have a look at my Tumblr to see wonderful images: http://bellisvintage.tumblr.com/archive http://bellisvintagemono.tumblr.com/archive The Three Graces - Elegance, Beauty and Style. "She fell through the cracks. And into a world of beauty." "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use." I do not own the rights to this movie excerpt, I am using the clip for critique and comment in a non-profit manner.

Graves of US WWII servicemen found on remote Pacific island

A team working on the remote Pacific atoll of Tarawa found the graves in March, said Mark Noah, president of History Flight. The remains are believed to belong to Marines and sailors from the 6th Marine Regiment killed during the last night of the three-day Battle of Tarawa.

At America’s oldest pet cemetery, humans spend eternity with faithful companions

Approximately 70,000 animals are buried in the oldest working US pet cemetery

The Marine Corps Has a War Dog Graveyard on Guam | Military.com

After 25 dogs of war gave their lives to save Marines recapturing Guam, the Corps gave them a final resting place.

The World’s 13 Most Dangerous Airports

Do you know those people who clap when a plane lands at an airport? Seems crazy to appreciate a quick, painless landing, but sometimes the round of applause is well-deserved. Not all airports offer an easy-breezy touchdown to pilots—some need special training and licenses. Even then, it’s a feat to maneuver cliffs, short runways, and wind shears. These are the kind of flights where passengers grip their armrests until they’re white-knuckled, their stomachs churning due to turbulence. These are the world’s most dangerous airports, but what dramatic take-offs and landings–you can enjoy magnificent views if you can bear to keep your eyes open!

Shirley Slade, WWII WASP pilot

In 1942, the United States was faced with a severe shortage of pilots, so an experimental program to replace males with female pilots was created. The group of female pilots was called the Women Airforce Service Pilots — WASP for short. Shirley Slade was one of about 1,100 chosen. She was trained to fly the B-26 and B-39, and that got her put on the cover of Life magazine in 1943 at about 23 years old.

Costa Rica shipwrecks, long thought to be pirate ships, were transporting enslaved people | CNN

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica that were previously believed to be pirate ships are 18th-Century Danish slave ships that have been missing for centuries.

Inaccessible | National Geographic

“I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote.” Such is the wanderlust of Ishmael self-described in the first few pages of Moby Dick. I decided to reread Herman Melville’s classic as I crossed the southern Atlantic Ocean, passing through the same old whaling waters of long ago. In my opinion, the book is…

The time Nazi engineers tried to create fully functional UFOs for war

During the Second World War, Nazi engineers envisioned plans for a saucer-shaped aircraft that could land and lift off without a runway.

Enchanted Jungle Escape: A Vibrant Rainforest Wallpaper | Jungle wallpaper, Jungle art, Fantasy landscape

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Race against time to explore 300-year-old warship wreck before it disappears

Archaeologists are facing a race against time to explore the wreck of an English warship that sank in a huge storm more than 300 years ago.

From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War (Makin)

The Coral Gardener | Smithsonian Ocean

Cambodia’s Unlikely Heroes: Meet the Landmine Rat Detectives of Siem Reap

The APOPO Visitor Centre, home to the clever landmine sniffing rats, is one of the best attractions in Siem Reap. Find out how to visit here.

The dark history of The Killing Fields and S21 Prison in Phnom Penh - Phil and Garth

Travel guide to Cambodia's capital city Phnom Penh, plus how to visit the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.

Abandoned missile base hidden in this Florida marsh. Here’s where to find it

In the heart of the Florida Everglades, visitors can find the remains of a massive Cold War-era nuclear missile base.

Banaba Island | | Alluring World

Banaba Island, also known as Ocean Island, is a small island which is located in the vast Pacific Ocean, and it is part of the Republic of Kiribati. Being one

Massacre at Ocean Island (Banaba): Some I-Kiribati and Japanese Perspectives

Ocean Island (Banaba) is in the central Pacific. Until the Second World War it was the headquarters of the British Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. In August 1942, Japanese forces captured the island and held it until after the war ended. Ocean Island became overpopulated with Japanese military personnel. Food supplies ran low, water was rationed, and the Islanders suffered under a brutal Japanese regime where they were beaten, women were raped, and men executed for minor crimes. All European prisoners on the island died and it was suspected they were murdered. Leprosy patients disappeared and, after the Japanese surrender, 150 Islanders were executed. The Australian Army investigated alleged war crimes on Ocean Island and trials were conducted at Rabaul, New Guinea. Previous histories have provided basic information about the war years. More recently (1991–2000), Japanese publication of the memoirs of two of the three war-time commanders, allows a more detailed account.

Bolivia’s bowler hats | Julia's Travels

Even on the briefest of visits to the Bolivian capital, La Paz, you can't fail to notice the plethora of hats, specifically the good old-fashioned bowler.  But unlike the black attire once worn by London's city gents, these are brown - and worn by women.   It's a cultural thing: the cholas who wear them…

Raining Warheads : Kwajalein Missile Range in Pacific Readied for Testing of 'Star Wars' - Los Angeles Times

There are nights when the skies above this remote atoll are streaked with what seem to be strange shooting stars, burning with unnatural brightness and rumbling like thunder.

Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion: A Colonial Shipwreck in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Previous underwater cultural heritage investigations conducted in the western Pacific's Northern Mariana Islands largely focused on the submerged World War Two remains, despite the islands’ rich colonial history. The island chain was the setting of numerous historical occupations including indigenous Chamorro populations, Spain, Germany, Japan and the United States, all of which created a lasting maritime heritage legacy on land and under water. This paper presents the first colonial shipwreck investigation to be undertaken by archaeologists and fills a gap in our history and knowledge of the Mariana Islands’ pre-World War Two era.

Buried Treasure On Pagan Island?

With Spanish galleons passing through the Marianas on their way between Acapulco, Mexico and Manila, it isn't a stretch of the imagination to think that there are treasures at the bottom of the sea when one of these vessels sank. Indeed, the wreck of the Concepcion, which sank in 1638 off Saipan, yielded quite a bit of treasure when it was collected in 1987. But treasure buried in the ground? On remote Pagan island? With its active volcanoes? Apparently yes. At least there were stories, told and re-told over and over again, in the 1800s. According to the legend, an English captain, around 1820 or 1822, carried some treasure from Chile or Peru when those countries won independence from Spain. He buried this treasure in Pagan. He later returned to Guam seeking permission from the Spanish Governor to look for his treasure in Pagan. Several newspapers around the world carried a story in 1916 about 50,000 being wasted in an attempt to retrieve "pirate's treasure" at Pagan Island, "in the Ladrones" islands. Navigational books of the time also make mention of this myth of buried treasure. Georg Fritz, German Governor of the Northern Marianas, also wrote an even more detailed, or perhaps embellished, account of the legend.

The Excavation of the Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion

A lecture by Michael Flecker originally held at the ACM Ngee Ann Auditorium on 31 October 2023. On 20 September 1638, the Manila galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion wrecked on the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas. Nepotism, incompetence, mutiny, and a storm all contributed to her demise. Well off the usual course from Manila to Acapulco, she carried an enormously valuable cargo of silks, spices, gem-encrusted gold jewellery, and Chinese porcelain. She also carried a personal consignment from the Spanish governor of the Philippines. The wreck was discovered in 1987 by Pacific Sea Resources Inc. Michael Flecker served as diving superintendent throughout the ten-month excavation, and as a fledgling maritime archaeologist during the follow-up conservation and documentation. 35 years later, he is still able to vividly recount the adventure, and to elaborate on all that was learned. The ACM Conversations Lecture Series is generously sponsored by Royal Insignia.

The king of hard currency | A Blast From The Past

It was a typhoon, or so it’s said, that cast up David O’Keefe on Yap in 1871, and when he finally left the island 30 years later, it was another typhoon that drowned him as he made his way home to Savannah. Between those dates, though, O’Keefe carved himself a permanent place in the history of…

El Ojo: A Beautiful And Bizarre Floating Island Forest Looks Like An Eye In Argentina's Delta | IFLScience

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He's Lived 50 Years Off the Grid in Appalachia 🇺🇸

► UPD #1: Unfortunately Joe Hollis passed away in November 2023, a few months after this video was shot. His legacy carries on through the work of his team and interns. If you want to support the mission of Mountain Gardens, you can donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-future-of-mountain-gardens ► UPD #2: Mountain Gardens survived Hurricane Helene, but needs help with infrastructure maintenance: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-future-of-mountain-gardens Deep in the woods of North Carolina is a man name Joe Hollis who's lived off the grid for 50 years. Here he's mastered the techniques of a life tuned to nature, dependent on his natural environment for survival. He also has the largest collection of native Appalachian and Chinese medicinal herbs in the Eastern US. Join me on this most epic look into a lifestyle that is becoming more attractive to many in this rapidly developing world. This is part of our greater Appalachia series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5If6xyrkr-s2I6yz23o0av ► Joe's website: http://www.mountaingardensherbs.com ► Joe's YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@mountaingardens ► Join our community: https://www.bit.ly/3HC36EH ► Buy merch: https://www.shop.petersantenello.com ► Video edited by: Natalia Santenello MUSIC USED IN THE VIDEO 🎵 ► Headlund - Return to No Man’s Land SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL ✅ ► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/petersantenello ► Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3yVXktx FOLLOW ME 📸 ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petersantenello/ ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Vuq4Q1bKFtAiKYlwRv3oA ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PeterSantenello ► Website: https://petersantenello.com/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/petersantenello OTHER VIDEO SERIES 🎞️ ► Native Americans🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYTrPdLv634&list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5ogLHpfvLnJxcDMlOfHEsA ► Alaska 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6bssK11gim08F-s3_RLwei ► Cowboys&Ranchers 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7Bk3OmeXPH20pEOPPmTwkf ► Amish 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7lOk-72-tXJ-NjahfkNF_r ► Hoods 🔥: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6u1D-VKsLsqaPIKmXY6QP0 ► Hasidic Jews 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo77DOhpb1OBl18uLcB-IrUX ► Muslims in USA 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo63ACFb9ze2kYCxdZywE6RO ► USA Border 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7oGGY1h_9iAcWeehf0lTIL ► USA 🇺🇸: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo72hcXzzDUCM_R7wDpY7Qdd ► Iran 🇮🇷: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4MQCLjb2_amBzVA_vMAshj ► Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo5N7q3HMQYIoVTgl8JY-I8X ► Pakistan 🇵🇰: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4enGho80iAV6rLn-850xw9 ► Ukraine 🇺🇦: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo7gNOJUfVjKSk6sL6ZDzlhW ► Living With A Ukrainian Family Displaced From War 🇺🇦: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4d7AZIZPoYUyBhqh8ORZ-1 ► India 🇮🇳: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo415eAm0gIBMLP_OqDEorHa ► Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬 : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4TIlJuuJ6HjH6yKR2ahhR1 ► Belarus 🇧🇾: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo4oknf2hDcjMHbLi1KZLlMS ► Kazakhstan 🇰🇿: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEyPgwIPkHo6ZxmsHPRjC1B_nlNd_jhvF MY GEAR 🎥 ► GoPro 8: https://amzn.to/32d87iD ► IPhone 12 Pro (for B-Roll): https://www.apple.com/iphone-12-pro/ ► Laptop: https://amzn.to/37HRuN8 ► SD Cards: https://amzn.to/2V8Z5kY ► Tripod: https://amzn.to/2V93LHM ► Drone (I use sparingly): https://amzn.to/2HHWfeZ ► Hard drives - Fast/expensive: https://amzn.to/2PaRvCH - Slower/less expensive: https://amzn.to/328XFIS ► Backpack - Men’s: https://amzn.to/38HoMNE - Women’s: https://amzn.to/2SVX6xQ NOTE 📝 ► This description contains affiliate links for products and services that I believe you my audience might receive value from. Each purchase through an affiliate link gives me a small percentage of the sale. Thank You All!!! All rights reserved © 2023 Peter Santenello

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New Scans Show Ötzi The Iceman Suffered a WORSE death than Previously Imagined!

Journey back 5,300 years to the Copper Age and uncover the secrets of Ötzi the Iceman, Europe's oldest natural human mummy! Discovered emerging from a melting glacier in the Ötztal Alps in 1991, Ötzi's incredibly preserved body and equipment opened an unprecedented window into our deep past. But his discovery also sparked one of archaeology's most enduring mysteries: how did he die? For years, evidence pointed towards a violent end – an arrowhead lodged in his shoulder suggested murder, possibly combined with head trauma. Was he ambushed? Did he die in combat? This video delves deep into the full story: The Astonishing Discovery: How two hikers stumbled upon a prehistoric time capsule. Life in the Copper Age: Explore Ötzi's sophisticated clothing, tools (like his copper axe!), mysterious tattoos, and surprising health conditions. The Evolving Investigation: Follow the clues – the arrowhead, the hand wound, the last meal, the head injury – and the theories they spawned. A New Perspective: Learn about recent analyses using advanced imaging that challenge the long-held murder theory. Could the arrow wound and head injury have been debilitating but not immediately fatal? Did Ötzi ultimately succumb to the freezing alpine environment? Ötzi's Legacy: Understand why the Iceman continues to fascinate scientists and the public alike. Join us as we piece together the evidence, explore the different theories, and examine the latest findings in the captivating cold case of Ötzi the Iceman. What do YOU think happened in his final hours? Let us know in the comments! Don't forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe for more journeys into ancient history and archaeological mysteries! #OtziTheIceman #Archaeology #AncientHistory #ColdCase #HistoryMystery #Anthropology #Mummy #CopperAge #Prehistory #ScienceExplained #Ötzi #ItalianAlps #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #WorldHistory

West Papua Tribal War (from Dead Birds (1964) by Robert Gardner)

www.der.org Dead Birds Robert Gardner Colour, 83 min, 1964 Closed captioned Robert Gardner's seminal 1964 film Dead Birds is a portrait of the lives, beliefs, practices and ritual warfare of the Hubula people of the remote Baliem Valley in western New Guinea, now part of Indonesia. In 1963 Dead Birds won the prestigious Robert Flaherty Award and in 1998 was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Dead Birds is considered a pivotal work in the history of the discipline of visual anthropology and continues to be used frequently in university lectures and seminars to engage students in wider questions and debates. Filmmaker Robert Gardner, in describing the experience making the film, comments, “Dead Birds is a film about the Dani*, a people dwelling in the Grand Valley of the Baliem high in the mountains of West Irian. When I shot the film in 1961, the Dani had an almost classic Neolithic culture. They were exceptional in the way they focussed their energies and based their values on an elaborate system of intertribal warfare and revenge. Neighboring groups of Dani clans, separated by uncultivated strips of no man's land, engaged in frequent formal battles. When a warrior was killed in battle or died from a wound and even when a woman or a child lost their life in an enemy raid, the victors celebrated and the victims mourned. Because each death had to be avenged, the balance was continually being adjusted with the spirits of the aggrieved lifted and the ghosts of slain comrades satisfied as soon as a compensating enemy life was taken. There was no thought in the Dani world of wars ever ending, unless it rained or became dark. Without war there would be no way to satisfy the ghosts. Wars were also the best way they knew to keep a terrible harmony in a life which would be, without the strife they invented, mostly hard and dull. Dead Birds has a meaning which is both immediate and allegorical. In the Dani language it refers to the weapons and ornaments recovered in battle. Its other more poetic meaning comes from the Dani belief that people, because they are like birds, must die. In making Dead Birds certain kinds of behavior were followed, never directed. It was an attempt to see people from within and to wonder, when the selected fragments of that life were assembled, if they might speak not only of the Dani but also of ourselves.” Dead Birds Photography, Editing, Writing Robert Gardner Sound Recording Michael C. Rockefeller Sound Editing Jairus Lincoln, Joyce Chopra Photographic Assistant Karl G. Heider Titles Peter Chermayeff Advisors Jan Broekhuyse, Peter Matthiessen This film was produced by the Film Study Center of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University with help from the former Netherlands New Guinea Government and the National Science Foundation.

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MALTA | Exploring an Adventure Lover's Paradise

This is Part 1 in a series of videos about an amazing day of exploring on the fascinating island of Malta, a tiny country in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Africa. Things get more interesting in the coming videos as I explore old ruins from various timeframes, some of them many thousands of years old. You can watch the next video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDdCJ9yfLQU&list=PLLAwF-SG0S-6JeQ36j6DyGUgXRiXs4Pok&index=5 Support Gabriel's videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gabrieltraveler Planning a budget traveling trip? "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel" is a guidebook that's packed with practical travel info. For more info click here: http://amzn.to/2hRlQFi Or check out "Following My Thumb", Gabriel's book of adventure travel stories: http://amzn.to/2EaWk7Q More books: https://www.amazon.com/Gabriel-Morris/e/B001JS0KOS/ Need gear for your adventures? Visit Gabriel's Amazon e-store for ideas: https://www.amazon.com/shop/gabrieltraveler Want to book a hotel? I recommend this site: https://www.booking.com/index.html?aid=1724899 Get a Gabriel Traveler t-shirt: https://www.bonfire.com/gabriel-traveler/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabrieltraveler Gabriel's travel page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GabrielTravelerVideos Join the "Love of Travel" Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/224985807515334/ Essays and travel stories: https://medium.com/@gabrieltraveler Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gabrieltravel Music during the video (in order): "The Unexplored" by Philip Ayers & "Gamela" by E's Jammy Jams & "Blue Sky" by Quincas Moreira & "Oriental Secrets" by Mike Franklyn Need some good music for your Youtube videos? I use and recommend Epidemic Sound. To get a free 30-day trial click here: http://share.epidemicsound.com/sSvpV Video created by Gabriel Morris, who is the owner of all video or photo content. Filmed with a DJI Osmo Action: https://amzn.to/3gSi8rA **Disclaimer: Gabriel Morris is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to www.amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, Gabriel earns revenue from qualifying purchases. Gabriel is a world traveler and travel writer who has been adventuring around the world off and on since his first trip to Europe in the summer of 1990 when he was 18 years old. He is author of "Gabe's Guide to Budget Travel", "Following My Thumb" and several other books available on Amazon.com and elsewhere. Thanks a lot for watching and safe journeys!

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The Cargo Cult of Tanna in the South Pacific have been waiting for John Frum for over a hundred years now. If you had never heard of an airplane or a refrigerator, would you think it a miracle when you first saw one? When the American military landed on a remote island in the South Pacific during World War II, the islanders were amazed by America’s fantastic cargo - planes, trucks, canned food. They thought such goods could only come from the Gods. Led by the mysterious prophet John Frum, a religion was born. David Attenborough explores a cult devoted to John Frum, an American soldier, known globally as the 'Cargo Cult'. The John Frum movement still exists in one village on the island of Vanuatu. ‘Waiting for John’ explores this extraordinary religion from the perspective of the last villagers as they stuggle to preserve their way of life in the face of outside pressure and internal conflict. In the process, it asks ‘where do our prophets come from’? And what makes people believe? This documentary was produced by and directed by Jessica Sherry. It was first released in 2015. --------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE for more amazing stories, including free FULL documentaries. At Java Films we have an incredible library of award-winning documentaries: from world-leading investigations to true crime and history, we have something for everyone! Click the SUBSCRIBE button and make sure to set NOTIFICATIONS to stay updated with all new content! Sign up to the Java Films Clubs for exclusive deals and discounts for amazing documentaries - find out first about FREE FULL docs: http://eepurl.com/hhNC69 Head to https://www.watchjavafilms.tv/ to check out our catalogue of documentaries available on Demand. You can also find our docs on : Amazon Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/v/javafilms Vimeo On Demand: https://vimeo.com/javafilms/vod_pages Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JavaFilms/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/java_films Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/javafilms.tv/

Inside Appalachia - First Impressions

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The Battle for Bamboo Hill - Burma 1944

The Battle for Bamboo Hill - Burma 1944 With Mark Forsdike Part of our ongoing Burma Week series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lD5U-oK3gxa4H9hmVE_dtpp&si=jwRJg9wL3xbqUu4 Between December 1943 and August 1944, Second Suffolk, as part of the 5th (Indian) Division, played a key role opposing the Japanese in Burma. The odds could not have been higher or the challenges greater. The Japanese had already earned an awesome reputation as a formidable and ruthless enemy who could only be described as fanatical. The rugged jungle terrain, over which the Battalion had to fight, was tough and unforgiving and pushed all ranks to the limits of their physical and mental endurance. Against them too was the harsh tropical climate and the extremes of the monsoon season. The combination of these three factors called for the highest standards of leadership and discipline. Supplies too were often not forthcoming but despite these difficulties and a lack of appreciation of their efforts in the press at home, morale of the stolid regular Suffolk soldier and his newer drafted comrades, always remained high as they learned to fight their enemy in the way that he fought him. In today's show we look at the taking of Bamboo Hill. Mark Forsdike has strong links with the Suffolk Regiment. His grandfather served with the 4thBattalion in the Second World War spending three and a half years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Mark is proud to be an honorary member of the Old Comrades Association, Standard Bearer of the Ipswich Branch, a volunteer at the Regimental Museum and administrator of the Friends of the Suffolk Regiment. He is the author of Fighting Through to Hitler’s Germany - Personal Accounts from the Men of 1 Suffolk, 1944 – 1945 (Pen and Sword Military, 2020). An engineer by profession, he lives in Ipswich with his wife and two children. https://www.markforsdike.com/ A Battalion in Burma: Second Suffolk in Arakan and at Imphal, 1943–44 by Mark Forsdike UK https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5843/9781399079259 USA ​Please click subscribe for updates and the bell icon for notifications You can become a Patron and support us here https://www.patreon.com/WW2TV You can become a YouTube Member and support us here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUC1nmJGHmiKtlkpA6SJMeA Social Media links - https://twitter.com/WW2TV https://www.facebook.com/WW2TV https://www.instagram.com/ww2tv/ For First World War content follow our sister channel WW1TV https://www.youtube.com/@WW1TVchannel WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV Patreon Brigadiers: Susan Yu and Tom Mullen Become a WW2TV Brigadier and become part of this Hall of Fame https://www.patreon.com/WW2TV

Battle of Peleliu - Bloody Nose Ridge

The fighting seen on the island of Peleliu from September 15th - November 27th 1944 was some of the most vicious experienced during the war in the Pacific. The Japanese defenders abandoned the banzai style of attack, instead digging in for a long siege to the last man. The Umurbrogol mountains housed their extensive network of caves and tunnels, and the US Marines were tasked with eliminating them one by one. The "pocket" proved a "meat grinder". They sustained severe casualties. If you're interested in the graphic illustration featured at the end of this video, a variant can be found on my merch site - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/38077529 Music - 'Decoherence' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Make love and war! Why were condoms issued to WWII soldiers? Truths, urband legens and myths

Explanations as to why condoms are often found buried in the graves of World War II soldiers. Contrary to popular perception, soldiers, wether on the front or in garison duty, had many chances to interact with local girls as well as with prostitutes. Also contrary to popular perception, the author has found very little evidence of condoms being used to protect rifle barrels during World War II. https://battlefieldarchaeology.blogspot.com/ https://researchww2.blogspot.com/ A Crocodile Tear documentary military medicine - veneral diseases - VD - STD - sexualy transmitted disease - archaeology - exhummation - battlefield - missing in action - metal detecting - excavation - détection - nazi - préservatif - condom - contraception - contraceptive - excavation - mass graves - préservatif - capote - condon - Johnny - prophylactic - raincoat - safe sex - French letter - sheath - detector - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - rape - rapist - sexual violence - brothel - prostitution - Wehrmacht - WWII - 1939 - 1945 - enfants de boches - illegitimate sex -rifle barrel - weapon muzzle - Paris - Nice - Grasse - Monte Carlo - Monaco - Mandella effect: when a group of people misremembers a historical event - killed in action - KIA - WWII - history of condoms - make love and war - make love not war - urban legend - myth - exaggeration - half truth - pop culture - skeptic

The Ancient City That Mastered Water

Thanks to Opera for sponsoring this video. Click here https://opr.as/11-Opera-browser-primalspace to upgrade your browser for FREE! Have you ever wondered if water can flow uphill? In this video, we dive into the incredible engineering of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. Join us as we explore the history, architecture, and groundbreaking technology behind one of the world’s most stunning architectural masterpieces. Discover how this medieval marvel used advanced hydraulic systems to power fountains, underfloor heating, and even water clocks, and watch until the end to learn how you can enter this month’s giveaway! Enter this month’s giveaway: https://primalnebula.com/giveaway/ Short on time? Feel free to skip ahead in this video using the chapter links below. 00:00 The Ancient City That Mastered Water 00:50 The Alhambra Palace’s Water System 02:15 Engineering Water Pressure in Medieval Times 04:56 The Lion Fountain’s Water Clock Explained 06:07 Thermal Baths and Underfloor Heating 06:58 Cooling the Alhambra Palace 07:38 Gravity Defying Medieval Technology Thanks for watching this Primal Space video. If you enjoyed it, let me know in the comments below, and don't forget to subscribe so you can see more videos like this! Support Primal Space by becoming a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/primalspace Twitter: https://twitter.com/thePrimalSpace References: https://primalnebula.com/the-engineering-of-the-alhambras-water-system/ Written and edited by Ewan Cunningham (https://www.instagram.com/ewan_cee/) 3D Modeling: Orkun Zengin + Zac Farmer Music used in this video: Imber - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Fervent - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Sunset Trails - DJ Williams Melting Glass - Eden Avery Eternal Garden - Dan Henig San Pedro - Sugoi Vespers On The Shore - The Mini Vandals Last Snow - Hampus Naeselius #Alhambra #MedievalTechnology #EngineeringMarvel

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Peleliu 80 Years Later: Walking Through WWII History

Peleliu is a small island in the Pacific nation of Palau, forming one of its sixteen states along with two nearby islets to the northeast. In 1944, it became the site of a brutal and controversial World War II clash between the United States and Japan. Immortalized in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, the Battle of Peleliu stands as one of the bloodiest and most hotly debated campaigns of the U.S. military’s Island Hopping strategy. Today, the island is home to around 400 residents and remains one of the most well-preserved battlefields of the Second World War. When we planned our trip to Palau, I couldn’t resist the chance to visit this living time capsule. In this video we retrace the footsteps of American servicemen, explore former Japanese bunkers and show you what this island is like 80 years after the infamous battle. Citations: Fury in the Pacific. Directed by Frank Capra and Mervyn LeRoy, performances by U.S. Army Signal Corps and U.S. Navy, War Department and U.S. Navy, 1945. With the Marines at Tarawa. Directed by Louis Hayward, United States Marine Corps, 1944. Knecht, R., Price, N., & Lindsay, G. (2012). WWII Battlefield Survey of Peleliu Island Peleliu State, Republic of Palau: Final Report. Submitted for the Peleliu War Historical Society by the Department of Archeology, University of Aberdeen Morgan, M. K. A. (2024, September). The Battle of Peleliu. Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours. Retrieved July 4, 2025, from StephenAmbroseTours.com website: https://stephenambrosetours.com/the-battle-of-peleliu/

You'd Literally Last 30 Seconds on a Medieval Battlefield...

Check out our Roman channel! 🗡️ https://www.youtube.com/@TheRomanEmpireAD/videos The deafening sound of thousands of men shouting and shrieking. The clash of weapon on weapon and weapon on armour. The high-pitched screams of panicked warhorses. The metallic tang of blood in the air, so strong that the soldiers can taste it as they slip and slide in the mud and gore. Let’s go back to the Middle Ages and find out why you wouldn’t last ten minutes on a medieval battlefield. Welcome to Medieval Madness. 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Are We There Yet? 02:51 Feel The Noise 05:31 Wall Of Death 08:09 A Hole In The Head 10:04 Run Narrated by James Wade Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe Edited by Jamit Productions Thank you for watching. DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please email us at info@top5s.co.uk Copyright © 500 AD to 1500 Top5s All rights reserved.

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Endless wait times and excessive procedural fuss—it’s all part of a tactic called “sludge.”

Belize’s Mennonite community - 1854 Photography

Emigrating from Mexico in 1950, the Mennonites have resided in Belize for over 70 years. Across Belize, there are over 10,000 Mennonites, a traditionally sectarian Christian denomination. A majority of this religious community can be traced back to Europe, as the group migrated from the Netherlands to present-day Ukraine, before moving to Canada in the 1870s, Mexico in the 1920s, eventually relocating to Belize in 1950. The Mennonites have historically travelled to new locations in order to maintain their traditions, pacifism, and religious freedom. Mennonites live by traditionalist beliefs, largely rejecting modern technologies, including cars and the Internet, and embracing the separation of church and state.. It is this community that American photographer Jake Michaels met in his latest project.

Nuclear waste in a South Seas paradise – DW – 02/19/2025

In the 1950s, the US carried out nuclear weapons tests on the Enewetak Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands. The resulting radioactive waste is still stored under the concrete “Runit Dome”. Now that’s at risk from heat and rising sea levels.

Effects of the CSS Shenandoah Incident at Pohnpei Island

World History Connected | Vol. 15 No. 1 | Justin Vance, Anita Manning, and Jacob Otwell: America's Civil War in the Pacific

Roland The Farter, The Royal Flatulist Of King Henry II

Medieval jester Roland the Farter was a professional flatulist who performed for the royal court of England's King Henry II in the mid-12th century.

How to travel from the UAE to Salalah during the Khareef season

Travel Tips: Discover how to escape UAE's heat with a quick trip to Salalah during Khareef, experiencing lush landscapes and cool weather. Khareef began on June 21 and typically lasts until September 20. During this period, seasonal monsoon winds and moisture-laden clouds from the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean sweep into southern Oman, bathing the Dhofar region in light rain and cool mist.

Ponza: Italy's dreamy secret island

The Italian island of Ponza has retained a gloriously retro sense of mystery with impossibly turquoise waters, golden cliffs, simple, fresh food and an elemental yet trippy magic atmosphere.

Unsung Heroes: The ‘drunk’ basket carriers

If you strolled through the streets of Turkey in the 1960s, you might have witnessed a drunk person being carried in a basket on the back of a hunched man. These basket carriers were known as “küfeci” which is derived from the Turkish word “küfe,” meaning “being too intoxicated to walk”. Bars would employ küfeci to carry home intoxicated customers. Küfeci were often daytime porters, and would transition to their nighttime role as basket carriers to safely deliver tipsy town folk home. Imagine the scene: a bustling Istanbul night, with patrons stumbling out of taverns and bars. When someone became too drunk to stand, the küfeci would step in. They’d place the intoxicated individual into a sturdy basket and hoist it onto their back. With determination, they’d navigate the winding streets, ensuring the patron reached their doorstep without incident. In Turkish culture, there’s even a saying: “küfelik olmak.” This phrase refers to the state of being so drunk that you require assistance to get home – specifically, carried home in a basket.

The A.D. 536 Catastrophe Reshaped Civilizations Around The World

The global climatic upheaval of A.D. 536 left a trail of destruction that reshaped the political and cultural landscape of multiple civilizations. Across continents, kingdoms faltered, economies crumbled and societies saw dramatic changes as humanity struggled to adapt to a new reality. Already strained by internal conflicts, the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian I was devastated by the cascading effects of the A.D. 536 climate crisis. Just five years later, the Justinianic plague further weakened the empire, killing nearly 50% of the population in the Mediterranean region. The combination of famine, disease and economic stagnation disrupted trade routes and significantly reduced the empire’s ability to defend its borders. The Persian Sasanian Empire also faced severe agricultural failures due to declining temperatures and erratic weather. Persian military campaigns were hampered by food shortages while weakened infrastructure left them vulnerable to external threats, including Arab and Turkic incursions in the following century. Clearly, the societal aftershocks of what began in A.D. 536 were profound. While some civilizations adapted and rebounded, others crumbled, making way for new power structures and cultural movements.

The Beautiful Yet Forgotten Budaörs Airport: A Time Capsule of Aviation History - Travel And Tour World

Explore the hidden Budaörs Airport, a 1930s Bauhaus treasure that preserves the charm of aviation history, offering modern flights and vintage experiences.

Hong Kong’s ‘Noonday Gun’ Echoes Through History

Every day at noon in Hong Kong, a distinct ceremony unfolds — a ship's bell rings followed by the firing of a cannon, its sound reverberating across Causeway Bay. The Noonday Gun has become a cherished ritual, deeply embedded in the city's rich history.

Oh, Waitukubuli! Exploring the Caribbean Island Nation of Dominica

Our journey to Dominica began with a window-crowding flight. Jimmy, Zach and I took turns pressing our noses against the always too-small plane window, trying to guess at which island Dominica was as we flew over the emerald waters of the Caribbean. “Is that Dominica? No wait! Is that Dominica?” Until finally, out of the clouds, came an island more mountainous than any we had seen, and at which point we knew we had arrived.

Kuchisabishii: The Japanese word which has immense relevance to lockdown life - The Times of India

"Eating out of boredom happens to the best of us, but kuchisabishii is about shaping it as a natural feeling and a forgiving experience, rather than t

Alone in a Crowd: There's Something Special About It | Psychology Today

In a compelling section of New York Magazine, New Yorkers describe what's so appealing about being alone in the city, whether at the movies or on the subway or in restaurants or just about anywhere else. It is a refreshing change from all the angst about loneliness.

German colonial history

An exhibition will open soon at the Deutsches Historisches Museum (DHM, German Historical Museum) in Berlin on the subject of German Colonialism. Fragments Past and Present. We put four questions to Arnulf Scriba, project manager of the exhibition.

America's Civil War in the Pacific: Effects of the CSS Shenandoah Incident at Pohnpei Island

On April 1, 1865, the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah [hereafter Shenandoah] captured and sank three U.S. flagged ships and one ship flying the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaii at the island of Pohnpei in Madolenihmw, Pohnahtik Bay. 1 The incident or "battle" at Pohnpei2 brought American Civil War hostilities directly to the Pacific and during the next several months made a profound and lasting impact on those living and working in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The amount of literature on the commerce raider Shenandoah has grown extensively in the past dozen years. There are now many works varying in scope and quality that recap its remarkable voyage around the world, its officers and crew, and its capture of 38 vessels, mostly US flagged whalers in the Pacific, in an asymmetric Confederate strategy that attempted to turn the tide of the war. Two of the authors of this study have previously identified how the Shenandoah and the Civil War was instrumental in bringing a virtual end to the Pacific whaling industry. 3However, there is not yet a study dedicated to closely examining the actions which took place at Pohnpei Island during its cruise. The destruction of the four whaling ships at that small Micronesian island was a critical event that led to the tactical success of the rest of the Shenandoah's cruise. More importantly, the "battle" of Pohnpei had serious and lasting economic, legal, and social effects on Hawaii and the Pacific. Utilizing documents from archives located in Hawaii not used previously in the study of the Shenandoah's cruise, this paper investigates this action and its short and long-term effects, local and global. It analyzes the event's repercussions from many perspectives in addition to that of the belligerents including the indigenous people of the island, missionaries located on the island, and the Hawaiian Monarchy who launched a rescue mission. Using diplomatic correspondence, evidence generated by law suits, and records of a 19th Century U. S. Senate Hearing, this study also investigates the sinking of Harvest, a Hawaii-flagged and owned whaler and its owners' post-war decades long legal battles seeking reparations.

Wagah Border Ceremony | My Travel Encounters

Discover the mesmerizing Wagah Border Ceremony in Amritsar, with timing, entry fee details, and more. Witness the thrilling border ceremony at Wagah.

German Colonial Uniforms - German New Guinea Micronesian Polizeitruppe Other Ranks

After the establishment of German New Guinea on Kaiser-Wilhelmsland and the Bismarck Archipelago in 1884, the colony gradually spread Northwards taking control many of the islands of Micronesia. The Caroline and Marshall Islands became part of German New Guinea in 1885, as did Nauru in 1888 and finally the Marianas in 1899 (except American Guam). Also in 1899 the first Polizeitruppe were established on these islands, under the command of a handful of German Polizeitruppe NCOs. The other ranks were recruited from Malays in the Dutch East Indies. Some, but not all, had previous military experience in Dutch service. There were originally 12 in the West Carolines, 22 in the East Carolines and 12 in the Marianas.

Don the Beachcomber’s Mai Tai | The Alchemist

Donn Beach—a.k.a. Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt, a.k.a. Don the Beachcomber—reportedly invented his version of the drink in 1933, when it was called a Mai Tai Swizzle.

The Mennonites Making the Amazon Their Home

Groups of Mennonites, seeking inexpensive land far from modern life, are carving out new colonies in the Amazon. They are also raising fears that they are adding to the deforestation of the vital jungle.

An 80,000-year history of the tomato - by Evan DeTurk

Nearly 80,000 years ago, Central and South America were home to a blueberry-sized plant called Solanum pimpinellifolium – the ancestor of modern tomatoes. Wild descendants of this plant, called currant tomatoes, can still be eaten today but are more labor-intensive to pick and less versatile in the kitchen than their domesticated cousins. Some varieties are also toxic to humans. Native Americans recognized the utility of having a larger, safer plant and began breeding accordingly. By roughly 7,000 years ago they had created precisely this: Solanum lycopersicum, the common tomato.

SS Sapona - Wreck Location Map & GPS Coordinates - Shipwreck Finder

The SS Sapona is a concrete-hulled cargo steamer that ran aground near Bimini in the Bahamas during a hurricane in 1926. It was originally built during World War I as one of twelve experimental concrete ships. After the war, it was sold and used for various purposes, including as a casino and oil storage barge, before ultimately ending up as a shipwreck. Today, the wreck is a popular dive site and a landmark for boaters. Sapona was constructed in 1920 by the Liberty Ship Building Company in Wilmington, North Carolina for the United States government originally part of the planned 24 ship World War I emergency fleet. Her sister ship was the Cape Fear.

Keisuke Oka’s Arimaston Building in Tokyo, Made Entirely by Hand | Spoon & Tamago

After nearly 15 years of doing everything from gathering materials to mixing concrete, Oka is nearing the completion of the Arimaston Building. The scaffolding has recently come down, and at a time that couldn’t be more surreal: the neighborhood is undergoing a large-scale redevelopment and the apartment buildings and offices nearby have all been demolished.

The Ancient City That Mastered Water

Have you ever wondered if water can flow uphill? In this video, we dive into the incredible engineering of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. Join us as we explore the history, architecture, and groundbreaking technology behind one of the world’s most stunning architectural masterpieces. Discover how this medieval marvel used advanced hydraulic systems to power fountains, underfloor heating, and even water clocks.

The Fascinating Story of Yap Island's Rai Stones: How Stone Coins Shaped a Society

In the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies the Federated States of Micronesia, a nation made up of thousands of small islands. Among these islands is Yap, a speck in the vast ocean that is home to one of the most unique forms of currency in the world: the Rai Stones. These massive, circular discs made of limestone have been used as a form of money on Yap Island for centuries, and their story is nothing short of fascinating. From their origins as a currency used for trade and social status to their enduring significance in Yapese culture today, the Rai Stones have truly shaped the society of this small island in the Pacific.

Hartashen Megalithic Avenue Stone Row / Alignment : The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map:

The Art of Haruki Nakamura’s Paper Toys

This artist draws inspiration from origami to create figurines that unfold or come to life when they are thrown or touched.

Pine Gap - Satellite Surveillance Base

Pine Gap is a satellite surveillance base and Australian Earth station approximately 18 km (11 mi) south-west of the town of Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It is jointly operated by Australia and the United States, and since 1988 it has been officially called the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap (JDFPG); previously, it was known as Joint Defence Space Research Facility.[1] It plays a significant role in supporting the intelligence activities and military operations of the US.[2] The station is partly run by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), US National Security Agency (NSA), and US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and is a key contributor to the NSA’s global interception/surveillance effort, which included the ECHELON program.[3][4][5][6] The classified NRO name for the Pine Gap base is Australian Mission Ground Station (AMGS), while the unclassified cover term for the NSA function of the facility is RAINFALL.[7] Source: International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB)

The Crumbling Runit Dome: The Hidden Nuclear Nightmare of the Marshall Islands

The Pacific is still facing nuclear blight nearly 70 years since the last test. Many see the Runit Dome as a ticking time bomb.

The Runit Dome Dilemma | Rising Tides, Lingering Shadows

Located halfway between Hawaii and Australia in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean lies a haunting reminder of the U.S.’ nuclear testing legacy—Runit Dome. The dome symbolizes the dual tragedies of a changing climate and a toxic past, both present realities that the Marshallese people, distant from much of the world’s eyes, are left to confront.

The Island Of Drunk Monkeys

How the Caribbean island of St. Kitts became infamous for primates with a taste for booze -- the fascinating island of drunk monkeys.

Antarctica's volatile 'Deception Island'

Not only is Deception Island littered with lore and history, it's also one of the only places on the planet where ships can sail directly into the centre of a submerged caldera.

Abandoned Cold War Radar - Atlas Obscura

This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.

Secrets revealed: Researchers explore unique, isolated forest in Mozambique

Environmental science and conservation news

The Earhart Project - Betty's Notebook

A 15 year old girl, Betty Klenck, was living in St. Petersburg, Florida in the summer of 1937. One afternoon in July – the exact date is not known – at about 3 p.m. Betty was sitting on the floor in front of her family’s radio console. She liked to listen to music and kept a notebook in which she jotted the words to her favorite songs, made notes of current movies and drew pencil sketches of glamorous people. She also liked to listen to the “short wave.” Her father had erected a long wire antenna – perhaps 60 feet in length – across the back yard from the house to a pole near the street. Betty could routinely pick up stations all over the world. This particular afternoon she was “cruising” across the dial in search of anything interesting when she came upon a woman’s voice, speaking in English and obviously quite upset. Betty listened for a while and was startled to hear the woman say, “This is Amelia Earhart. This is Amelia Earhart.”

Tuvalu | The first digital nation

Tuvalu | The first digital nation

Discover The Mysterious Nha Trang Marine In Tri Nguyen Aquarium

Tri Nguyen Aquarium is one of the destinations in Nha Trang that is worth your visit. Let’s explore why it is so attractive!

This Is the Only Country in the World That Can Feed Itself

If you think major agricultural powerhouses like the US or China are capable of feeding themselves, you’re wrong.

A Guide to the Camino de Santiago, Europe's Famous Pilgrim's Routes

Want to hike the Camino de Santiago? Here are some of the different routes, plus a short history of the Camino.

Hashima is a Japanese ghost island with a dark history | Architectural Digest India

Hashima, also known as Gunkanjima, was once the most densely populated town in Japan. Overnight, its population was forcibly evacuated.

The beautiful side to border towns

View these frontiers as inconveniences and you won’t be disappointed. But view them for what they are – magical points on the atlas – and the possibilities are boundless.

Long Tieng, Laos: Once the most secret place on Earth

Deep in the sweltering jungles of central Laos, Long Tieng played a central role in the United States' fight to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia. Fifty years after its fall, we explore the remnants of the US presence in the area.

Laos, Long Tieng Loop: The Heart of Laos - 9 days | Secret War Tour - Laos-Adventures.com by Tiger Trail Travel Laos

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Morada da Praia, Bertioga - Brazil

Holidays in Hell

P. J. O'Rourke's classic, best-selling guided tour of the world's most desolate, dangerous, and desperate places. "Tired of making bad jokes" and believing that "the world outside seemed a much worse joke than anything I could conjure," P. J. O'Rourke traversed the globe on a fun-finding mission, investigating the way of life in the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast. The result is Holidays in Hell--a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. P.J.'s adventures include storming student protesters' barricades with riot police in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover dressed in Arab garb in the Gaza Strip. He also takes a look at America's homegrown horrors as he braves the media frenzy surrounding the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Washington D.C., uncovers the mortifying banality behind the white-bread kitsch of Jerry Falwell's Heritage USA, and survives the stultifying boredom of Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration. Packed with P.J.'s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today's most celebrated humorists.

Scottish island dubbed 'Egypt of the North' has stunning sandy beaches and hidden tombs | The Sun

A HILLY island off the northeastern coast of Scotland is known for its natural beauty and incredible archaeological significance.Often referred to as

The Dancing Plague of 1518 — The Public Domain Review

Five hundred years ago in July, a strange mania seized the city of Strasbourg. Citizens by the hundred became compelled to dance, seemingly for no reason — jigging trance-like for days, until unconsciousness or, in some cases, death. Ned Pennant-Rea on one of history’s most bizarre events.

Truth More Terrifying Than Fiction: Murder On Palmyra | by Becky J Hollen | Medium

I first learned about this case through the book And the Sea Will Tell and the subsequent miniseries that aired in 1991 and it still fascinates me to this day. In the summer of 1974 a middle aged… I first learned about this case through the book And the Sea Will Tell and the subsequent miniseries that aired in 1991 and it still fascinates me to this day. In the summer of 1974 a middle aged…

Cast Iron, Salt Air, and 140 Years of Exposure: Cannon at Dry Tortugas - Natural & Cultural Collections of South Florida (U.S. National Park Service)

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What Is It Like to Live Alone on an Island for 30 Years? - Atlas Obscura

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The millionaire who lost it all and became a castaway - The Hustle

When David Glasheen lost his fortune in the 1980s stock crash, he packed a small suitcase and moved to a remote island.

Wabi-sabi, A unique aesthetic sense of the Japanese. | GOOD LUCK TRIP

Wabi-sabi is a unique Japanese aesthetic and philosophy that finds value and charm in imperfection. This article aims to explain the concept and meaning of wabi-sabi as clearly as possible, reflecting on its history and the background of its spread in Japan.

Pacific castaway: Marooned for months in a pandemic - Yachting World

Robinson Crusoe dreams became reality for Joshua Shankle when he was marooned, becoming something of a Pacific castaway during the pandemic

Sailing the Gambier archipelago - Yachting World

The Gambier archipelago enchants solo cruiser Charlotte Guillemot and photographer Julien Girardot

Exploring Sri Lanka’s Ancient Rock Fortress of Sigiriya

Want to know who built Sigiriya, and what Sigiriya is famous for? Check out our history of Sigiriya guide, plus what you can do in Sigiriya today.

The last UAE pearl diver

As the last in a long line of original pearl divers, Abdulla Rashed Al Suwaidi continues the legacy through Suwaidi Pearls, the world’s only Arabian pearl farm, located in Ras Al Khaimah

In 2013, A Frog Made A Very Unfortunate Appearance At A Rocket Launch In Virginia | IFLScience

One of many launches for NASA. A giant leap for frog kind.

The rise and fall of Vang Vieng, Laos' notorious party town

Once notorious as a debauched riverside party town, Vang Vieng had cleaned up its act in recent years, but is now in the headlines for all the wrong reasons once again.

The Whisky Wars: an alcohol filled, yet good-natured, pseudo-conflict between Denmark and Canada – Retrospect Journal

Darcy Gresham explores how the friendly nations of Denmark and Canada engaged in an intriguing, half-century-long dispute over the remote Arctic rock known as Hans Island.

Costa Rica shipwrecks, long thought to be pirate ships, were transporting enslaved people | CNN

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica that were previously believed to be pirate ships are 18th-Century Danish slave ships that have been missing for centuries.

The time Nazi engineers tried to create fully functional UFOs for war

During the Second World War, Nazi engineers envisioned plans for a saucer-shaped aircraft that could land and lift off without a runway.

The Rum-Based History of Tiki Culture | by Graham Heldreth | Medium

What says beach time better than a few tiki drinks at the end of a long week? The delicious mix of tropical fruit juices and rums, decorated with a tiny umbrella and fresh fruit is enough to make…

What You Need To Know About Don The Beachcomber, The Original Tiki Bar

Discover the fascinating origins of Don the Beachcomber, the iconic tiki bar that revolutionized tropical cocktails and created a cultural phenomenon.

2025 Travel Bucket List Essential: Why Hegra in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, Can’t Be Missed | AD Middle East

Dating back to the 1st century BCE, this incredible Nabataean region is brimming with unexpected experiences, the perfect 2025 Travel Bucket List Essential

A Woman in Hitler’s Bathtub – An Image That Reverberated Through Time. – The TravelClast

The story goes that after seeing the most amazing atrocities of WWII and sharing raw images of concentration camps with the world through Vogue, Miller gets word of the impossible, a place in Munich that has the holy trinity: coal, running water, and electricity. That could mean only one thing, a hot bath. The place in question happened to be Adolf Hitler’s apartment. She preceded to take a well deserved bath in Hitler’s bathtub. The photograph the was born from this moment is one of my favorites. There are layers and layers of meaning that are both surreal and photo-journalistic. Grounded and other worldly. It is a masterpiece on multiple levels.

Map of The Hippie Trail Routes of The 1960s & 1970s - Brilliant Maps

The map above shows "The Hippie Trail", where western hippies travelled throughout the 60s and 70s usually to consume drugs and seek some form of spiritual awakening.

Is This the Most Crowded Island in the World? (And Why That Question Matters) - Longreads

After taking a few trips to other countries as a backpacker, I decided to try my hand traveling in a country that had always fascinated me: Haiti. First I went to the more straightforward northern region of the country, then to Port-au-Prince and other areas. I decided to cut back on time-wasting apps and devote those spare moments to learning Kreyòl instead. I read up on the Haitian Revolution. I made a minor pastime out of studying the country bit by bit on Google Earth. One day, while poring over the south coast of Haiti on Google Earth — whether I was scouting for places that might be interesting to visit or just killing time I can’t recall — I found an island that looked really densely crowded. From above, it’s difficult to see that it’s even an island—just a big clump of houses surrounded by a narrow band of beach. Had I stumbled upon a place that might challenge Santa Cruz del Islote’s claim? Could this island really be the world’s most crowded?

Tinian Island – Nuclear Museum

Tinian Island was the launching point for the atomic bomb attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. One of three islands in the Northern Marianas, Tinian is less than forty square miles in size and located approximately 1,500 miles south of Tokyo. The round-trip flight from Tinian to Tokyo took B-29s an average of twelve hours. This proximity to Japan is one reason Tinian served as the headquarters of the 509th Composite Group. Tinian, easy to supply by sea and perfect for launching air attacks against Japan, was desired by the U.S. military because of its key strategic importance. The U.S. military referred to Tinian with the codename “Destination.”

Avast! Here be a Pirate Cemetery – Burials & Beyond

The island of Ile Sainte-Marie (St Mary’s Island) is a tiny and beautiful island off the coast of Madagascar and boasts a very special little graveyard. Looking at Ile Sainte-Marie today, it seems a haven for wildlife, being renowned for humpback whale watching and loved by divers for its beautiful (shark free!) lagoon with substantial coral growth. However, Sainte-Marie wasn’t always such an idyllic landscape, but was a haven for pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries. The first known pirate to take up residence was Adam Baldridge – who fled from a murder charge and turned to piracy – in 1691, and countless others followed in his footsteps until the last pirate resident, John Pro, in 1719. Sainte-Marie was ideal for habitation, with great swathes of native fruit trees (ideal for making rum!) and enough resources to support an approximate 1000 pirates over a 100 year period. In a map of 1733, the island was named quite simply ‘the island of pirates’.

On a Maine island, historians discover one of the oldest living apple trees in North America | Maine Public

The Drap D'Or de Bretagna — or Golden Cloth of Brittany, in French, is one of a few historic apples that are the genetic ancestors of many of the common varieties we eat today. And the Verona Island tree is the only known living specimen in North America.

Nan Madol: Archaeologists Uncover Earliest Evidence of Chiefdom in Pacific | Sci.News

Nan Madol, an ancient administrative and the former capital of the Micronesian island of Pohnpei, was the earliest among the Pacific islands to be ruled by a single chief, according to an international team of archaeologists.

5 Surprisingly Tropical Islands To Visit In Europe - Hand Luggage Only - Travel, Food And Photography Blog

Europe is known for being a lot of amazing things – tropical isn’t really one of them. Geographically, Europe is in the temperate zone so the idea of a tropical place in Europe is one that we aren’t really used to in this part of the world.

The Mysterious Stone Spheres of Costa Rica

On the small island of Isla del Caño and the Diquís Delta in Costa Rica are over 300 stone Petrospheres often referred to as the Diquís Spheres, that have been attributed to the now extinct Diquís culture. - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

Can Americans Travel to Cuba? | Condé Nast Traveler

There are many misconceptions around whether Americans can travel to Cuba. Here's everything to know if you're considering a trip.

First Hell in the Pacific: The Battle for Tulagi - Warfare History Network

Unlike their comrades who invaded Guadalcanal on August 7, 1942, United States Marines landing on Tulagi met fierce resistance. It was a harbinger of the bloody island fighting that marked combat in the Pacific during World War II.

Bimini Road: Natural Rock Formation Or Path To Atlantis?

Bimini Road is an underwater rock formation located off the coast of North Bimini island in the Bahamas — and some people believe that it leads to the lost city of Atlantis.

What I Learned Taking a Year-Long Break from Social Media

In December 2020, I announced my plan to log off social media for an entire calendar year. Specifically, I wanted to see what life was like without Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Well, here we are in 2022, a week past the anniversary of that original announcement. I’m proud to say that I stuck with my goal through all 2021. Now, it’s time for a recap.

30 Stunning Abandoned Towns Around the World | Architectural Digest

While some may see them as decaying eyesores, others will view these forgotten former towns as beautiful spaces that history has all but forgotten

PL Peace Tower - Atlas Obscura

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

The mysterious forest circles of Miyazaki | Offbeat Japan

I didn’t happen across these strange circles of trees while soaring over the Japanese landscape but, like many curious folk, I found them on social networks. As these always show the same photos, I decided to check them out with my very own aerial sensors.

Weed Pizza and AK-47s: My Summer Vacation in Cambodia

I had come into Cambodia overland from Thailand, which involved a long bus ride from Bangkok during which I tried in vain to take enough knock-off Thai valium to pass out, but ended up just vacantly watching Bollywood musicals and Thai action movies on the grainy bus TV for hours, until we had to transfer to a car at the frontier to continue the journey. The bus could go no further because the roads in this area were, to put it charitably, non-existent. After a few hours in the back seat of a car that might have been in its prime during the Nixon administration, being jostled relentlessly on an aggressively dusty and deeply rutted dirt track while trying to chat with the seemingly very drunk and very Danish couple I had piled in with, we had arrived.

Own a Mansion with Celebrity History on a Private Island Overlooking NYC for $11M | 6sqft

Tavern Island is located in the Long Island Sound and once hosted celebrities like Marilyn Monroe for lavish parties. The island and its mansion are now for sale for $11 million.

In Tokyo, coffee meets cuteness in the company of capybaras

TOKYO – In Tokyo’s Sumida district, a quiet residential neighborhood, there’s always a bustling line forming in a little alley before 11 a.m., opening time for Cafe Capyba. Customers wait patiently to spend 1,250 yen ($8.53) for 30 minutes with capybaras.

All our Bamboo Houses - aurahouse-bali.com

Discover spectacular bamboo houses perched on the sacred Ayung River and surrounded by the Balinese forest, and enjoy a well deserved retreat far from the city life

10 Presidents Who Have Personally Killed People — History News Network

Many politicians publicly endorse capital punishment. But would it make a difference if they had to personally put people to death? Social science suggests it might. David P. Barash, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and an HNN blogger, writes in his book, The Hare and the Tortoise: Culture, Biology, and Human Nature, that if the people who back war or capital punishment had to kill people with their bare hands we might well have fewer wars and executions. That’s because the way we are wired it’s far easier for us as humans to order someone’s death, which makes death an abstraction, than to actually inflict a fatal blow. To understand what an order to kill someone involves we humans have to feel what it’s like. Our emotions have to be engaged. Barash, a longtime foe of the development of nuclear weapons, warns that the risk of nuclear war is greater because leaders can order the use of nukes without triggering their own natural emotional responses. Citing a suggestion of Roger Fisher, Barash facetiously writes that one possible solution would be to replace the computer-coded nuclear football with a small capsule implanted in the heart of a trusted aid. To trigger an attack the president would have to literally rip open his aide’s body. As Barash vividly writes: “Bright red human blood might be just what is needed, to shock even the most insulated Neanderthal back to reality.”

How America’s Obsession With Hula Girls Almost Wrecked Hawai’i | Collectors Weekly

You’ve seen her hanging around tiki bars, swiveling her hips seductively but woodenly indifferent to the scene around her. She’s often found bobbing and playing ‘ukulele on the dashboard of cars, dangling from key rings, lounging under palm trees on matchbook covers, and thanklessly holding up lampshades. Often scantily clad or topless, her uniform may include a grass skirt, a coconut bra, bright floral fabrics, and flowers in her hair. She beams from Hawaiian tourism brochures, and her most modest incarnation meets travelers arriving by plane or ship, lovingly placing a lei around their necks.