Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Derinkuyu, the mysterious underground city of Turkey


In 1963, an inhabitant of Derinkuyu (in the region of Capadocia, central Anatolia, Turkey), demolishing a wall of his house-cave, discovered astonished that behind the same was a mysterious room that never had seen; this room took to another one, and this one to another one and another one. By chance the underground city of Derinkuyu was shortage, whose first level could be excavated by hititas around year 1400 a.C.

Top 10 craziest concept car designs


“The raddest thing about concepts cars is that all bets are off. Designers don’t need to worry about safety standards, practicality, reliability, weather, parking, door handles, engines – anything at all, really. They just reach into their childhood dreams and create pure fantasy with no need for restraint. And that lack of restraint is key here, as we present you with the top ten craziest concept cars ever.”

VIA: -UNIQUE DAILY-

World's largest fossil site unearthed


“Scientists claim to have uncovered the world’s largest haul of dinosaur fossils in China. They recovered some 7,600 fossils from a 980ft-long pit near Zhucheng city in the eastern province of Shandong in a dig lasting seven months. The finds at the site - dubbed ‘Dinosaur City’ - include the remains of a 65ft hadrosaurus, possibly a record size for fossils of the duck-billed species.”