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How volcanic ash grounded almost every jet in Europe

A volcano in Iceland erupted yesterday, spewing a gigantic cloud of dust in the air, and with the wind blowing from the northwest, prompted aviation authorities to shut down airports in Britain, France, Scandinavia and other parts of Europe on Thursday. Jet engines can be severely damaged by the glassy silicate in that volcanic dust.Read More

‘Mirror Man’ street performer at Griffith Observatory

The sight of this man made of mirrors certainly must have been a surprise for the visitors to Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. A few hours spent contemplating the far off mysteries of the universe only to have one land in front of you.Read More

High Heel Motorcycle

Choppers are an American tradition that is slowly making it’s way across the globe. Here are a few unique examples of ingenuity and impracticality.Read More

The name Easter Eggers is derived from the resemblance of their colorful eggs to artificially dyed Easter eggs

Easter Egg Chickens, or Easter Eggers, are not a breed, but any chicken that possesses the "blue egg" gene and lays eggs that vary in shade from aqua blue to green, and sometimes even pink.Read More

For sale: The world's smallest house is just 7 feet wide, 47 feet long, 312-square foot, and listed at $167,000

Built in 1912, this tiny home is just 7 feet wide and 47 feet long - one of the smallest functioning homes in the world.Read More

Meteora, meaning “suspended in air”, is one of the most sacred Eastern Orthodox cities in Greece

Meteora, Greece

Originally, the ancient rock formations were inhabited by hermit monks in the 9th century who built their homes in caves and fissures. Over the next thousand years, the location became increasingly popular, and six monasteries were built where the most devout Eastern Orthodox priests and nuns lived.

It wasn’t until the 1920s that stairs and a bridge were built to get to the monasteries; previously people were hauled up in mesh baskets.Read More

The World's Largest Airplane Graveyard in High Resolution, Is Now On Google Maps

Dubbed The Boneyard, this sprawling US airbase called 309 AMARG is the world's largest military aircraft cemetery. Spread across 2,600 acres in the Arizona desert, it contains a collection of over 4,000 retired aircraft including nearly every plane the US armed forces have flown since World War II.Read More

Little red wagons you didn't get when you were a kid

Many of us had one of those distinctive Radio Flyer little red wagons as a kid. Here is a collection of some extreme little red wagons that are more for dad than the kids.Read More

Macau International Airport

Engineers tasked with building an airport are faced with countless challenges: The ideal location needs ample space, endless flat ground, favorable winds and great visibility. But spots in the real world are rarely ideal, and engineers are forced to work with what they have, making sure that the end product is the safest possible for pilots.Read More

Since a friend pointed out that John Coker's' I-ROC rocket looked like a Crayon®, he's had the idea in mind to build a Crayon rocket. Not just a Crayon rocket, but a pack of Crayon rockets! The smallest pack of Crayons he could find had eight, so that was his target.Read More