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Grime’s Graves: A Neolithic Flint Mine

This strange lunar-like landscape in the middle of Thetford Forest in Norfolk, England, looks very similar to mortar craters in Normandy and in Somme from the First World War. But these ones in Norfolk have a different origin, and despite their name, they are not graves. Grime's Graves is actually a large flint mining complex from the Neolithic age that’s at least 4,500 years old.

In the Neolithic era, flint —a hard, mineralized form of quartz—was a valuable natural resource and highly prized because of its tendency to break into thin flakes with a razor sharp edge that was very useful to make tools and weapons. Indeed, flint remained in use for many centuries even after men learned to make tools out of metals.
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Photo credit: www.english-heritage.org.uk
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15 Must Have Travel Gadgets For The Road.

15 Must Have Travel Gadgets For The Road.

Road journey can be fun, but you need to be equipped with proper gear and gadgets to be safe and make your travel more enjoyable.


Hudify: Hudify is portable device that turns your smartphone into a HUD. It uses your smartphone and gives all the data on the transparent screen, so that you can keep your eyes on the road. All you need to do is install its app on your smartphone to get started. It gives you speed limit notification, safety camera notification, and more. Pre-order.

Hudify

Wireless Automatic Car Tent: Do you prefer a shady place for parking your car during a summer day? If yes, please read on. The Lanmodo is an All-in-One Wireless Automatic Car Tent that automatically folds and unfolds with a remote control and provides protection to your car from various elements, it keeps your car cool. It transforms into a beach umbrella when you use it with an extra camping stand. It also transforms into camping tent for up to 7 people, and features a USB port on the car tent, that allows you to recharge your device or plug in lights. The car tent structure is made of fiberglass, installs in about 30 seconds, and its open process takes 8 seconds. Buy Now.

Wireless Automatic Car Tent

Car Seat Bag Storage: The Car Seat Bag Storage is crafted using waterproof fabric, features different sized pockets for various things: water bottles, smart phones, books, pens, umbrellas, and more. Buy Now.

Car Seat Bag Storage

Put2Go: Put2Go is a magnetic phone dock with built-in wireless recharging for your car that supports iPhone and Android devices. It securely holds your smartphone and recharges it at the same time. Buy Now.

Put2Go

 Handpresso Auto Set: The Handpresso Auto Set is an espresso machine for the car, comes with two unbreakable cups and a towel and is powered through a car adapter. Buy Now.

Handpresso Auto Set

Car Seat Gap Storage Box: The Car Seat Gap Storage Box is designed to save the space in the interior of the car while storing your bills, parking cards, phone, keys, and more. Buy Now.

Car Seat Gap Storage Box

Nanum's Car Humidifier: Most of us spend quite lot of time in our cars traveling, and a humidifier can make things a lot easy for us. The Nanum's Car Humidifier is just the thing; it removes unfavorable odors and smells, increases humidity of air, and all. It has a lightweight design, is easy to use and can be powered from car's 12V socket. Buy Now.

Nanum's Car Humidifier

Solar Power Air Purifier: Most of us spend lots of our time traveling in our cars, and the quality of air does matter here. The Solar Power Air Purifier is just the thing one needs to have for healthy air. Buy Now.


Solar Power Air Purifier

Multi-Function Power Bank: This is a multi-function car recharger that features 2 USB ports, power bank and a flashlight. Plug it into your car's 12V socket and use its USB ports to recharge your smartphone or any other USB powered device. Its 2600 mAh power bank lets you juice up you gadgets on the go. Buy Now.

Multi-Function Power Bank

Pelican Elite Cooler: The Pelican Elite Cooler is a 30-quart icebox that comes with 2 inch of polyurethane insulation with a 360-degree freezer-grade gasket that provides iceretention for up to 10 days. It features 4 self draining cup holders, leakproof drain plug, stainless steel bottle opener, 3 inch locking latches, reinforced lockable hasp, integrated measuring board on it to cover in centimeters and inches and more. Buy Now.

Pelican Elite Cooler

Occles: Occles is your 21st Century Sleep mask that is designed to block ambient and Uvlight. These are perfect for a long-distance travel or lying on a beach, these will let you minimize external distractions. Buy Now.

Occles

NapAnywhere: NapAnywhere is a portable head-support pillow designed to make your travel more comfortable and restful. This sophisticated head-support pillow is part engineering, part architecture, and part origami. Its portable, supportive and comfortable, provides better head support while seating. Buy Now.

NapAnywhere

Handirack: The Handirack inflatable roof rack is a cool alternative to the permanent roof racks. Keep it in your trunk and when needed install it and its ready to take your board or for that matter other things too. Buy Now.

Handirack

Steripen: This portable water purifier makes water drinkable; it purifies 16 Ounce of water in less than a minute and it can filter up to 50 times on a single recharge. Buy Now.

Steripen

PowerAssist Multi-Tool: This multi-tool comes with pliers, wire cutters, capcrimper, knives, file, screwdrivers, can opener, v-cutter and ruler. Buy Now.

PowerAssist Multi-Tool
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The Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill Mining Museum


The Sterling Hill Mining Museum in New Jersey, United States, is known for its variety of immersive and educational exhibits, but is best known for its massive collection of fluorescent minerals.
The fluorescent exhibits are displayed along the walls of the so-called Rainbow tunnel that was excavated in 1990. The walls of the tunnel are lined with rare minerals that glow bright green and red under ultraviolet light.
The museum was originally an old zinc mine, and one of the oldest in the country, having opened in 1739. When the mine closed in 1986, it was purchased by Richard and Robert Hauck and opened as a museum in 1990.
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Photo credit: noaamichael/instagram
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The Festival of Exploding Sledgehammers


Every February, residents of the tiny town of San Juan de la Vega in Mexico perform the re-enactment of a four hundred year-old battle that took place between the local farmers and the wealthy landowners. According to legends, the farmers were sided by a local miner and rancher, and the town’s namesake, Juan aquino de la Vega, who was a Robin Hood type of person who robbed from the rich and gave it to the poor.
Unlike historic re-enactments where revelers dress in full costume and rage a mock war against each other, the feature of this re-enactment or festival is the detonation of handmade firecrackers by ramming them with sledgehammers. Explosive packets of fertilizers and sulfur are tied to the business end of sledgehammers and detonated by smashing them against rocks and metal plates. The firecrackers explode in a cloud of smoke and dust accompanied by flying shrapnel that tears through the flesh of onlookers.
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Dad Turns His Sons’ Doodles Into Anime Characters

Dad Turns His Sons’ Doodles Into Anime Characters

Thomas Romain is a French anime artist who lives in Tokyo. He's worked on various series including Space Dandy, Basquash!, and Aria, but his best ideas actually come from his sons. Working together in what he calls the Father And Sons Design Workshop, Thomas and his kids come up with all sorts of weird and wonderful characters. Well, his kids actually come up with them, and then Thomas adds his professional touch to turn them into everything from steampunk doctors and snake fighters to cloud dwellers and sand golems. Check out some of our favorites below, and don't forget to vote for the best!


Steampunk Doctor



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Vilarinho da Furna: A Drowned Roman Village


Vilarinho da Furna, in the municipality of Terras de Bouro in the Braga district, in northern Portugal, was an old village that was erased from the map in 1972 by the construction of a nearby dam. A reservoir up on the River Homem was filled and Vilarinho da Furna went down underwater, but not for eternity. Once in a while, when the water level of the reservoir falls below a certain level, the ghostly buildings of a once flourishing village emerges.

Vilarinho da Furna’s death was sudden, but the writing was on the walls for nearly two decades. It’s the same old story—Big corporation wants land for a big project; big corporation drives people out; big corporation demolishes people’s homes. The big corporation in this case was the Portuguese Electricity Company, and the big project was a 125 MW hydroelectric dam.
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Photo credit: www.cm-terrasdebouro.pt
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Rubik's Cube puzzle Cake

If you're serious about your pastries, you've probably already heard of the French chef Cédric Grolet, who's according to the Relais Desserts association, was the best pastry chef in 2016. If you haven't heard of him, though, there's no better way to get introduced to Cédric's work than through his tribute to the famous Rubik's Cube puzzle in the form of Rubik's Cake!

As you're about to see below, the impressive array of geometrical shapes is a running theme in Cédric's edible art pieces. From Rubik's cakes to millimeter-perfect flower muffins, this French food artist proves again and again why he's considered to be the very best in the business.
More info: Instagram (h/t: demilked)
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