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Inside the pink granite, mirrored pyramid is The Official Center of the World, marked by a dot on a bronze plaque set into the floor of the pyramid. A special ceremony takes place whenever visitors place a toe on this spot. An official for the town marks the exact time your toe touches the dot, …
Official Center of the World – Felicity, California – Part TwoRead More
Official Center of the World – Felicity, California – Part One – In case you were wondering, the official center of the world is located in Felicity, California. At least that is the claim of the mayor, Jacques-Andre Istel, who built a town here to solidify his claims. Located in the hottest, driest place in …
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The Wigwam Village Motel franchise was the brainchild of Frank Redford. The original Wigwam Villages were built in Kentucky, and by the time he got to number seven in the late 40s, his design was flawless. In the center, a large teepee stood as the motel office, with several smaller teepees arranged in a half-circle. …
Just off the north end of the launching bay, at the opposite side from the flame pit is a tunnel made of a combination of steel and concrete. The tunnel is about 120-feet-long and leads to what used to be the mission control center, the part of this complex that Mr. Peden and his wife …
The Subterranean Castle – Shawnee County, Kansas – Part TwoRead More
It only took 25 years, but Mr. Ed Peden finally opened his “garage” door. The door weighs in at a whopping 47 tons. Behind that door was an Atlas missile. The door had been designed in the hopes that, should there ever be a nuclear explosion, the door would remain intact. This door now leads …
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The birth of Saba island was surely a tumultuous one. It is estimated that around 500,000 years BC, Saba was formed at the top of a soon-to-be-active volcano. Today, the volcano is dormant, having not erupted more nearly 5,000 years. The first settlers on Saba are considered to be the Ciboney peoples around 1175 BC. …
