Oarfish: The longest fish in the world
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 20, 2009
An oarfish can easily be mistaken for a sea serpent, but they are really the longest bony fish in the sea, growing to fifty feet or more in ...
Famous landmarks made out of 6 million toothpicks
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 20, 2009
It took Stan Munro, of North Syracuse, 6 years and more than six million toothpicks and 170 liters of glue to create his Toothpick City – a ...
Festival of the Winds: Sydney Kite Festival
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 20, 2009
The colorful annual kite festival “Festival of the Winds” took place with much funfair at the Bondi Beach in Sydney on September 13, 2009. F...
Maunsell Forts of the World War 2
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 15, 2009
The Maunsell Sea Forts in the estuaries of rivers Thames and Mersey were built to help defend the United Kingdom during the second World War...
Betel Nut Beauties
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 6, 2009
The term Betel nut beauty (also betel nut gir) refers to a common sight along roadsides in Taiwan: a young woman selling betel nuts and ciga...
Alcatraz Hotel of Germany – A prison turned hotel
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2009
If you ever visit the town of Kaiserslautern in Germany, don’t forget to checkout the Alcatraz Hotel. Once a prison, this hotel lets guests ...
Colorful Artwork on Airplanes
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 5, 2009
An airplane’s body is massive. Some smart aviation companies decided to turn into a canvas.
The Most Unusual Tokyo Tire Park
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2009
The Tokyo Tire Park or Nishi-Rokugo, as known in the local language, is a park made entirely out of unused and thrown-away tires. It’s said ...
