HistoryInterestingOutdatedThe World Trade Center towers used to have two zip codes, 10047-10048, one for each building.1121k17 years ago
ScienceInterestingBecause heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.872k17 years ago
PlacesInterestingThe word 'attic' comes from Attica, the region around Athens, Greece, where a distinctive architectural style featured decorative columns on upper facades.702k17 years ago
PlacesInterestingOutdatedOne percent of Greenland's population lives in a single apartment building!5490417 years ago
OutdatedPlacesMind-BlowingSheikh Hamad, billionaire and royal family member in the United Arab Emirates, had a huge carving of his name that's even visible from space etched into a private island.387k13 years ago
BodyFunnyThere is a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “highest court in the land.”223k12 years ago
PlacesMind-BlowingThe Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.153k12 years ago
PlacesWholesomeInstead of McDonald's tearing down a ~230-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.61k12 years ago
TrendingPlacesInterestingThe Lincoln Memorial has a secret: a 43,800 sq ft cave beneath it - nearly twice the floor space of the memorial above. Rainwater seeping through the marble has grown real stalactites, and 1914 construction workers left cartoon graffiti on the columns, now preserved behind plexiglass. It opens as a public museum for the first time on June 25.21k22 hours ago
PlacesMind-BlowingA 43-year-old French postman tripped over a stone on his rural mail round in 1879 and decided to build a palace. Ferdinand Cheval collected stones on his 18-mile route for 33 years - first in his pockets, then a basket, then a wheelbarrow. Neighbors called him insane. He carved into the wall: 10,000 days, 93,000 hours of struggle. 170,000 people a year now pay to see it.1 month ago
TrendingPeopleWeirdTyler Perry bought a former US Army base in Atlanta for $30 million and turned it into Tyler Perry Studios - bigger than Disney, Warner Bros., and Paramount combined. He built an 80%-scale White House replica for his BET series "The Oval." In 2023, the Secret Service used it for training because they lacked their own facility.13211 days ago
TrendingPlacesMind-BlowingThe Gateway Arch was built as two separate legs measured to meet precisely at the top. On October 28, 1965, the morning sun expanded the south leg. The last piece would not fit. Workers ran fire hoses to the top and soaked the steel until it shrank. Hydraulic jacks applied 450 tons of force, and the final section slid in.1 day ago
HistoryMind-BlowingRoman concrete has lasted nearly 2,000 years and can self-heal cracks: lime clasts from hot-mixing dissolve and recrystallise when water seeps in. MIT identified the mechanism in 2023.2 days ago