Bearcats Smell Like… Buttered Popcorn?
Exploring the strange common ground between movie snacks and mammal urine…
Posts in category Extreme Nature + Places
Impossible architecture and man-made structures, plus the most jaw-dropping and exotic places and natural phenomena from around the planet
Catch of the Day: A 12,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Tooth
The 7-pound dental discovery proved more than New England scallopers bargained for.
Monster Waves Caught Off The Coast Of Portugal
A once sleepy fishing hamlet turned surfer magnet, Nazaré, Portugal, has garnered a reputation for attracting the planet’s most dauntless big wave surfers.
Khuk Khi Kai: Thailand’s Alleged “Chicken Poop Prison”
While some may view chicken poop as an ineffective, or even comical, torture device, this could not be further from the truth.
Tonga’s Once-In-A-Millennium Volcanic Explosion
In the weeks since Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano violently erupted, much has come to light about the strength of this “off-the-scale weird” event.
South Africa’s Most Valuable Pachyderm: Huberta the Hippo
Huberta began what would become a two-and-a-half-year journey of over 1,000 miles. Her trip became so popular that sightings of her made headlines around the world.
All About Muang Boran, The World’s Largest Open-Air Museum
The world’s largest outdoor museum occupies 300 acres just outside Bangkok – and in case you’re wondering, that’s about 227 football fields put together!
Rare Phenomenon Makes It Rain Fish On Texas
The weather conditions were best described as “cloudy with a chance of mackerel.”
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Officially Opens In Cancun, Mexico
The newest stop for family fun across the globe has officially opened its doors – welcome, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Cancun!