13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLXI)

1. Once upon a time, you could ride a train right through the orange groves in Southern California The Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The streamliner claimed to be “The Train of the Stars” because of the various celebrities it carried between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. Florida had one too:…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLIX)

1. Cano’s Castle “After first building an underground potato cellar on the site, the castle began in 1980 when Cano built a steam room above the cellar, and took improvised shape as found materials presented themselves over about twenty years.” Born in 1948, ‘Dominic “Cano” Espinoza’s enlisted in the US army in 1968 and, upon…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLVII)

1. Diaolou — multi-storey defensive watchtowers of China Found in rural Guangdong, generally made of reinforced concrete, diaolou structures are one of the most spectacular and eclectic examples of fusion between Chinese and Western architecture. Found on Urban Foxxxx via This isn’t Happiness. 2. A Secret garden of mini Italian buildings to be conserved Off…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLV)

1. Julie d’Aubigny, a French bisexual opera-singing sword fighter Julie d’Aubigny, aka “La Maupin” led a life so wild – complete with duels, grave-robbing and burning convents – that she had to be pardoned by the king not once, but twice. Known as one of history’s greatest rascals, she performed regularly with the Opéra, first singing as a soprano, and…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXXXI)

1. A “Wee House” that sits on Loch Shin in the Highlands Also known as Broons Hoose, as legend goes: it was built on Loch Shin near Lairg in 1824 by poacher Jock Broon who was gifted land by a local laird in return for being taught how to distil whisky. Broon is said to…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DLI)

1. Fran Lebowitz & Iman for French Vogue, 1983 Photographed by Antony Armstrong Jones and styled by Andre Leon Talley. Found on Tumblr. 2. Russia’s Lost crown jewels of the Imperial Family Collected during the Romanov dynasty, beginning with the reign of Peter the Great, personally owned by members of the extended Romanov family and by…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CDLXXVIII)

1. A top secret government Missile Complex is Up For Sale at $395,000 The ex-Titan II silo hosted a missile fitted with a nine megaton thermonuclear warhead. “BOLD opportunity to own a decommissioned underground Titan II missile complex” in Catalina Arizona. Found on Popular Mechanics. 2. A copy of Alice in Wonderland sprouting mushrooms due…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXLV)

1. This listing for a converted 1960 era Atlas E Missile Site Located two miles southwest of Kimball, Nebraska. Unclear whether it’s still for sale. Found here. 2. Girl Finds Secret Room In Her NYC Apartment 3. The Art Nouveau tomb at the Jewish cemetery in Budapest The Schmidl family mausoleum, one of many grand mausoleums of…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXLIV)

1. These Kitschy Jell-O molds are actually Lamps Made by mixed media artist Elrod (aka Mexakitsch.com). Found via PeeWee Herman’s blog! 2. Billy Meier’s UFOs Eduard Albert Meier, commonly nicknamed “Billy”, is the founder of a UFO religion called the “Freie Interessengemeinschaft für Grenz- und Geisteswissenschaften und Ufologiestudien” (Free Community of Interests for the Border and Spiritual…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXLII)

1. Drive & Listen (a website you never knew you needed) Drive through your city of choice, with all the ambient sounds of the street, while also having the option of listening to the city’s local radio station. Start cruising on Drive and Listen. 2. London’s Thinnest House is for Sale The two bedroom on…