Nov 12
2020
See These Rare Photos of 22 Indigenous Tribes Before They Disappear
Photographer Jimmy Nelson traveled the world to document the cultures of indigenous tribes at risk of disappearing. It took him over four years to complete his project and the result is the brilliant book “Before They Pass...
Nov 02
2020
The Massive Cold War Russian Plane (36 Pictures)
In 1987, the first 350-ton Soviet battle missile carrier was produced. The massive "ship" was called Lun (also called Project 903), after the Russian name for a bird of prey, harrier.
Oct 29
2020
Chilling Visualization Shows Every Nuclear Detonation Since 1945
On July 16, 1945, the first nuclear weapon code named “Trinity” was detonated. Since then, there have been a staggering 2,153 nuclear detonations on our planet. Trinity, by Orbital Mechanics, is a chilling, detailed...
Sep 17
2020
18 Incredible Photos of Tanks Being Mass Production of During World War I and II
In Britain, tanks were first referred to as landships. The Landships Committee was set up in 1915 by Winston Churchill to develop designs. To conceal their true purpose from possible spies, they were called tanks, to give...
Aug 17
2020
Meet the ‘Female Schindler’ Who Saved 2,500 Children during the Holocaust
By the time Irena Sendler caught and tortured by the Nazis, she’d already saved 2,500 Jewish children. When she died in 2008 at the age of 98, she insisted she was no heroine, but she really wished she had rescued more...
Jul 23
2020
Building The Sydney Opera House: 10 years late and 1,457% over budget (1957-1973)
More than four years in, construction proceeds at a glacial pace. (Dec. 10, 1963) IMAGE: J.R.T. RICHARDSON/FOX PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES “Malice in blunderland” — Architect JØrn Utzon, commenting on the construction...
