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The tiger hunting Rolls-Royce: When a maharaja goes to hunt, he does it with style

Paul Pinkerton

Rolls-Royces are probably one of the most luxurious cars made, but it turns out one of them was transformed into a mean hunting machine. This…

In the 1960s octopus wrestling was a popular sport – a diver would fight an octopus & drag it to the surface

Paul Pinkerton

Octopus wrestling involves a diver grappling with a large octopus in shallow water and dragging it to the surface. Octopus wrestling was most popular on…

800 year old boat unearthed in Cambodia

Paul Pinkerton

While working near an Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, local laborers have accidentally stumbled upon a unique boat that dates back to the 13th…

Beautiful collection of old photographs capturing the everyday life of the Inuit

Paul Pinkerton

Inuit are the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region from eastern Siberia (Russia), across Alaska (United States), Canada, and Greenland. While…

A 30-foot tree trunk known as the “Old Man of the Lake” has been floating vertically in Oregon’s Crater Lake for nearly 120 years

The Old Man of the Lake is a 30-foot (9 m) tall tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon’s Crater…

Portraits of the ingenious Kwakiutl tribe, taken 100 years ago

Paul Pinkerton

Edward Sheriff Curtis was an American ethnologist and photographer best known for his amazing project “The North American Indian” that consist of a vast photo collection of the…

Eon Scooter – The Most Affordable Electric Scooter

When you want to get from A to B this could be exactly what you need. I’ve been looking at it and imagining all the…

Outdoor Families are Happier

We all know that time with the family, particularly outdoors is well spent, that it’s good for us and good for our spouses and kids. Here…

Looking to Travel in 2017 – Do Not Travel To These Ten Countries

Doug Williams

Traveling is an extremely enjoyable pastime for many people.  It can be  a great way to escape from the stresses of everyday life to just…

Welcome to Echo Bay – Pop. 12

In our posts from Daisy Crocket we should probably have started with this one, or at least had it published in the early days.  This…