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

1. Collages of Detroit: Then & Now “Not very long ago, Detroit was a rich, beautiful city, full of vibrant people. I found pictures from the previous century and combined them with the photographs I took during my most recent visit to Detroit.” – Flora Borsi. “What if these people from the past could see their…

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

1. These school chalkboards frozen in time, untouched since 1917 This week, contractors removing old chalkboards at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City made a startling discovery: Underneath them rested another set of chalkboards, untouched since 1917. “The penmanship blows me away, because you don’t see a lot of that anymore,” Emerson High School Principal Sherry Kishore…

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

1. The Pin Up Girl Bunker March 1944: Hundreds of pictures of pin-up girls adorn the entire wall of this bomber crew shack on Adak Island in the Aleutians in Alaska during World War II. Rare photos from World War II’s Forgotten Front, found on TIME/LIFE. 2. The International Flag of Planet Earth A…

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

1. This Treetop Walkway Kirstenbosch Centenary Tree Canopy Walkway just outside of Cape Town in South Africa. Google Streetview has also been here. 2. The Forgotten Pyramids of Meroë In a desert in eastern Sudan, along the banks of the Nile River, lies a collection of nearly 200 ancient pyramids built between 2,700 and 2,300…

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

1. Iran in the 1970s “Back in the 70s, people in Iran looked like this. Also, the man in the picture is my father”, submitted by a user on Reddit. 2. A Miniature version of Hell, discovered by demolition workers in Paris A crew of demolition workers in Paris discovered a mysterious wooden box…

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

1. This artist’s house in New Orleans More photographs found on the NY Times. 2. Stone Money Rai, or stone money, are large, circular stone disks carved out of limestone, used on the island of Yap, Micronesia. They have been used in trade by the locals and are described by some observers as a form of currency. The extrinsic (perceived) value of a specific stone is…

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

1. This House (and that pool) in Provence Restored house near Avignon by Belgian architect Mark Mertens of AM Designs. More photos found on Côté Maison. 2. Oum al-Maa Lake, Ubari Sand Sea, Libya The Ubari Sand Sea is a vast area of towering sand dunes in the Fezzan region of south-western Libya. But 200,000…

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

1. A 24 Carrot Cake There are actually 24 baby carrots used in the cake recipe, so the title is completely legit. Recipe found here. 2. Vintage Weddings Nuptial Nostalgia found via Miss Moss 3. The Beatles having a Picnic in the Snow Found via Paris Picnic. 4. The Digitalization of 30,000…

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

1. Ping-Pong Go-Round Found here. 2. A tiny, occupied and fully-functional house in the middle of a car park Aldeburgh, England. Here’s a good view of it on Google Maps. Found on Imgur. 3. White House Knock-offs ↑ ↓ Hangzhou, China—This top-notch replica was constructed by Chinese tourism mogul Huang Qiaoling. The $10M…

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

1. Hot Wheels: Found! (sitting in a Barn for 30 years) A 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS with 2,910 miles, a 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona with 9,752 miles and a 1977 Maserati Bora Coupe with just 978 miles were all found in the dusty Texas barn pictured below. According the Californian auction house, Mecum,…