Lyrebird
A lyrebird can mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment.
Kray twins
The Kray twins were English gangsters who were foremost perpetrators of organized crime in London's East End during the 1950s and '60s. Ronald, commonly referred to as Ron or Ronnie, most likely suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. With their gang, The Firm, the Krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, assaults, and the murders of Jack "The Hat" McVitie and George Cornell. As West End nightclub owners, they mixed with prominent entertainers including Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and with politicians. The Krays were much feared within their milieu, and in the '60s became celebrities in their own right, even being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television.
It’s The Sun Wot Won It
"It's The Sun Wot Won It" is a famous headline that appeared on the front-page of The Sun on Saturday 11 April 1992, and has since become a political catch phrase in the United Kingdom, and is regularly cited in debates on the influence of the press over politicians and election results.
Rat bikes
Rat bikes are motorcycles that have fallen apart over time but been kept on the road and maintained for at little or no cost by employing kludge fixes.
Soviet christmas cards
Despite adopting a policy of state atheism, the secularization project of the Soviet Union could do nothing to sever the cultural connection to Christmas.
Tatiana Cotliar
Tatiana Cotliar is an Argentine model.
Oarfish
Oarfish are found in all the world's oceans at depths of between 300 and 1000 meters. Its total length can reach 17 meters, and it can weigh up to 300 kg.
Victorian microscope slides
A microscope slide was originally a slider made of ivory or bone, containing specimens held between disks of translucent mica. These were popular in Victorian England until the Royal Microscopical Society introduced the standardized microscope slide in the form of a thin sheet of glass used to hold objects for examination under a microscope.
Fly Geyser
The continuous Fly Geyser of Fly Ranch is on private land and began during a 1916 water well drilling that accidentally penetrated a geothermal source.
Swaine Adeney Brigg
Swaine Adeney Brigg is a British luxury bridle-leather luggage maker and umbrella-maker and retailer founded in the mid-eighteenth century.