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Turnip Rock
Turnip RockTurnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake HuronJust off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron is Turnip Rock, a large turnip-shaped rock-island. The unique shape is the result of...
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The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park
The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks ParkMysterious rocks that ring musically when struckIn 1890, J.J. Ott gave a remarkable concert for the Buckwampum historical society. What made the concert...
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The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel
The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi ChapelThe real sword in the stone is found not in England, but in an Italian chapelThe legendary sword in the stone, often linked to king Arthur’s legend, does...
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Brimham Rocks
Brimham RocksAstonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscapeSome of the Brimham Rock formations look almost impossible, and were once thought to have been carved by the druids. Yet these...
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Jug Rock
Jug RockThe only freestanding table rock formation east of the MississippiThings that look weird get names. That was just as much the case 150 years ago as it is today, if not more so. Sorry, nameless...
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Valley of Balls
Valley of BallsMysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western KazakhstanClose to the town of Shetpe in Western Kazakhstan lies the Valley of Balls – or Torysh, as it is known in Kazakh. It...
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Kelley's Island Glacial Grooves
Kelley's Island Glacial GroovesDeep scars on the earth left by the Ice AgeThe Glacial Grooves on the north side of Kelleys Island are the largest and most easily accessible glacial grooves in the...
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Lake Nyos
Lake NyosDeadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1746 people in one night "I could not speak. I became unconscious. I could not open my mouth because then I smelled something terrible ... I heard...
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Salton Sea
Salton SeaThe ghostly remains of an accidental seaThis may sound obvious, but most rain eventually finds its way to the oceans, either via groundwater, rivers or lakes with permeable rock underneath....
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Mirny Diamond Mine
Mirny Diamond MineThe world's second largest holeThe second largest man-made hole in the world (surpassed only by the Bingham Copper Mine in Utah) is a diamond mine located on the outskirts of Mirny, a...
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Jellyfish Lake
Jellyfish LakeAn isolated dive site teeming with cnidariansLocated on an uninhabited rock island off the coast of Koror in Palau, Jellyfish Lake is one of 70 saltwater lakes on this South Pacific...
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The Berkeley Pit
The Berkeley PitNew fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake homeCopper from this former open-pit mine helped to electrify America. Now it is filled with more than 40 billion gallons of...
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The Spiral Jetty
The Spiral JettyEarthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake has only recently re-emergedThe Spiral Jetty is built of mud, salt crystals, basalt rocks, and dirt. It was built in...
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Relampago del Catatumbo
Relampago del CatatumboThis everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozoneThere's something strange in the air where the Catatumbo River flows into Lake Maracaibo in...
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Old Man of the Lake
Old Man of the LakeA vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater LakeThe first record of the Old Man's presence was made by Joseph S. Diller in 1896. According to his records,...
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Singapore's Rooftop Pool
Singapore's Rooftop PoolThe largest pool at its elevation sits on top the most expensive resort in the world.The Singapore skyline boasts the largest swimming pool of any other skyline in the world....
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Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead)
Chiesa dei Morti (Church of the Dead)Eighteen mummies have stood guard behind the altar of this tiny church since 1833Chiesa dei Morti, or the Church of the Dead, is a tiny church - and the main...
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Los Feliz Murder Mansion
Los Feliz Murder MansionLeft untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz mansion remains a neighborhood mysteryOn the night of December 6, 1959, in a mansion that sits on a Los...
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Necromanteion of Ephyra
Necromanteion of Ephyra Ancient Greek Oracle of the DeadAlthough there were many oracles in ancient Greece, there is only one known oracle of the dead. It was an entryway to the underworld, and a place...
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The Body Farm
The Body FarmBring out your deadCalling William K. Bass's center for forensic observation a "farm" is, in a lot of ways a bit of a misnomer. Rather than growing any particular product, this farm is...
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