The Second World War was the largest and deadliest conflict in all of human history. As such, a lot of weapons were produced…
Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA) Mithridates VI (120-63 BCE, also known as Mithradates , Mithradates Eupator Dionysius, Mithridates the…
Country of origin United States Entered service Mid 2000s Crew 4 men Dimensions and weight Weight Over 15 t Length 6.95 m Width…
German Reich (1939) The most famous German self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG) are the Panzer IV based Wirbelwind, Ostwind, Mobelwagen and even Kugelblitz. However, despite being overshadowed by their tank-based counterparts,…
What I’d give to have one of those original wind tunnel models hanging from my ceiling. Lockheed A-12 (SR-71 Blackbird predecessor) wind-tunnel test…
From the longest ear hair in the world to the most rattlesnakes held in a human's mouth, these slightly insane human records will…
From isolated islands in the South Pacific to the chilly confines of northern Canada, these are the most remote places on Earth. Most…
At more than 1,000 miles from civilization in all directions, Point Nemo is unlike any other place in the world. Wikimedia CommonsThe locaiton…
Now recognized as the deepest blue hole on Earth at a depth of 1,378 feet, the Taam Ja' ocean sinkhole located in Mexico's…
Wikimedia CommonsThe Ryou-Un Maru , a Japanese fishing vessel pushed out to sea by a tsunami in 2011. The story of the Ryou-Un…
German auto racer Hans Stuck wished to capture the world land speed record for himself and Germany. In the late 1930s, he worked…
In the early 1930s, Rudolf Engelmann of Berlin, Germany began investigating designs to improve the hull shape of seagoing ships. Engelmann felt that…