John Montagu, from the town of Sandwich, England, is credited with inventing the sandwich. Montagu’s gambling obsession left him little time for seated meals, leading him to request his valet to bring him a piece of meat placed between two slices of bread, which eventually became known as a sandwich.
Weirdest Tourist Attractions
In the USA, one of the weirdest tourist attractions is the “Salvation Mountain” in California, which is an outsider art installation created by Leonard Knight. The mountain is made entirely out of adobe clay and straw, and is painted in bright, vibrant colors with religious messages and Bible verses. Despite its remote location in the […]
Longyearbyen, Norway is the world’s…
Longyearbyen, Norway is the world’s northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000. There is a ban on cats, a monthly alcohol purchase limit, and a requirement to carry a rifle while outside for protection from polar bears.
The town of Why, Arizona was…
The town of Why, Arizona was originally known as just “Y” due to the Y-shaped intersection of two roads. It changed its name to “Why” due to an Arizona state law requiring town names to be at least 3 letters long.
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The town of Why, Arizona was…
The town of Why, Arizona was originally known as just “Y” due to the Y-shaped intersection of two roads. It changed its name to “Why” due to an Arizona state law requiring town names to be at least 3 letters long.
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Point Nemo is over 1000 miles away…
Point Nemo is over 1000 miles away from civilization, making it the least accessible place on Earth. The closest people to Point Nemo are usually astronauts aboard the ISS. Also, it is used as a ‘cemetery’ for spacecraft, because life cannot survive near it due to a lack of nutrients.
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Lake Malawi in Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique…
Lake Malawi in Malawi, Tanzania, and Mozambique, the fourth-largest freshwater lake in the world, is called the “Calendar Lake”, because it is 365 miles from top to bottom, 52 miles at its widest point, and 12 main rivers flow into the lake.
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Shingo, a small village in northern Japan…
Shingo, a small village in northern Japan, claims to be home to the descendants of Jesus. They believe another man was crucified in his place, and Jesus fled across Siberia to Japan, where he had a family and died at age 106.
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The town of Bridal Veil in Oregon…
The town of Bridal Veil in Oregon maintains a functional post office despite not having had any permanent residents for more than three decades. This is because several thousand couples go out of their way each year to mail their wedding invitations from Bridal Veil for the unique postmark.
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Italy has an infamous “monster park”…
Italy has an infamous “monster park” called the Gardens of Bomarzo filled with disturbing statues carved by a Renaissance-era mad genius.