Meteora
Meteora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars.
Bagan
Bagan is home to the largest and densest concentration of Buddhist temples, pagodas, stupas and ruins in the world with many dating from the 11th and 12th centuries.
1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami
A megatsunami is defined as a wave reaching more than 100 meters in the deep ocean. The highest wave ever recorded occurred on July 9, 1958 in Lituya Bay, Alaska reaching a height of 524 meters, 470 feet taller than the Empire State Building.
Lake Nyos
Lake Nyos is a crater lake in Cameroon. On August 21, 1986, a limnic eruption occurred at Lake Nyos which triggered the sudden release of about 1.6 million tonnes of CO2; this cloud rose at nearly 100 kilometres per hour. The gas spilled over the northern lip of the lake into a valley running roughly east-west from Cha to Subum, and then rushed down two valleys branching off it to the north, displacing all the air and suffocating some 1,700 people within 25 kilometres of the lake, mostly rural villagers, as well as 3,500 livestock. The worst affected villages were Cha, Nyos, and Subum. Scientists concluded from evidence that a 91-meter fountain of water and foam formed at the surface of the lake.
Safety coffin
A safety coffin is a coffin fitted with a mechanism to prevent premature burial or allow the occupant to signal that he has been buried alive. A large number of designs for safety coffins were patented during the 18th and 19th centuries and variations on the theme are still available today.
Paternoster
A paternoster is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two persons) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. Passengers can step on or off at any floor they like.
Dymaxion car
The Dymaxion car was a concept car designed by U.S. inventor and architect Buckminster Fuller in 1933.
Inoue Tsuguya
Inoue Tsuguya is a Japanese designer born in 1947. His work for industries ranging from advertising to music, publishing, and television has cut across genre boundaries with the innovative use of photography and typography. He has created iconic work for Comme des Garcons, Suntory, and many others.
Nimitz-class
The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and displacements of over 100,000 long tons, they are the largest capital ships in the world.
Starchild Skull
The Starchild skull is an abnormal human skull which was found in Mexico. It is primarily known through paranormal researchers' claims that it represents evidence of extraterrestrial contact. DNA recovered from the skull establishes that it is human.