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Mummified Baboons in Egypt Point to a...

November 21, 2023

In Ancient Egypt, people spoke of a land called Punt. It was supposedly a place of bounty, where you could get leopard skins, gold, or ostrich feathers. It was said pharaohs traveled there on ships and brought back live animals and even entire trees. But no one knows exactly where Punt was. Now, a mummified baboon may hold some hints. “Since the beginning of the pharaonic era, we have records that talk about the trip to Punt and the...

Momo Monument in Hanover, Germany

November 21, 2023

Momo has been patiently waiting for company in the square since her installation in 2007. The character was brought to life by author Michael Ende, and the sculpture was created by Ulrike Enders, a sculptor who has been based in Hanover since 1972. Published in 1973, the novel Momo focuses on the story of a remarkable young girl who possessed an extraordinary gift: the art of listening and helping people. (The book’s full title in German is Momo oder Die seltsame Geschichte...

Mighty Samson of the Cimarron in Liberal,...

November 21, 2023

The Samson of the Cimarron is a majestically named railroad bridge that stands tall over the Cimarron River crossing in southwestern Kansas along U.S. Highway 54. When it was completed in 1939, it solved more than a half-century of headaches, including bridge collapses, train wrecks, and the disappearance of an American city. The Rock Island Railroad came to Seward County in 1888, connecting southwest Kansas to the rest of the country. Towns sprang up all around the state, from...

Cameron Corner in Cameron Corner, Australia

November 21, 2023

In this remote part of Australia, you can find the official survey marker that indicated the meeting place of three Australian states: Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia. The marker was placed in September 1880, and is named for surveyor John Brewer Cameron, who spent two years marking the border between New South Wales and Queensland. As of the 2016 census, the town of Cameron Corner had a population of five people. This location is a good place to appreciate the...

El Santuario de los Pobladores in Antonito,...

November 21, 2023

A small group of passionate church members have created a not-so-small miracle in the tiny, unincorporated town of Conejos, Colorado. Starting in 2008, Ronald Rael, an architect and artist who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, started the design of the labyrinth. Rael was born in Conejos and remains connected to his Southern Colorado community. Alfonso Abeyta and a small team of volunteers from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, the oldest church in Colorado, turned some 32,000 handmade adobe bricks into...

Stockport Air Raid Shelters in Stockport, Cheshire

November 21, 2023

Leading up to World War II, many cities and towns across the United Kingdom prepared air raid shelters to protect their citizens in case of attacks by the German Luftwaffe. This included the town of Stockport, which is located in northwest England, just south of Manchester. The Stockport air raid shelters were carved directly into the sandstone cliffs surrounding the industrial town, making them one of the most notable World War II purpose-built public air raid shelters still in...

The Traveler in Orlando, Florida

November 21, 2023

American artist Duane Hanson died in 1996, but was renowned for his creations of hyper-realistic statues depicting everyday people. Hanson would make casts of real people in polyester resins with fiberglass, and then spend endless house painting the figures with extreme detail. Orlando International Airport’s “The Traveler” is one of two depictions of a sleeping traveler by the artist, who created a similar stature two years later. The second, however, is a little less airport appropriate attire, sporting nothing...

Public Universal Friend Exhibit in Penn Yan,...

November 21, 2023

In 1776, after recovering from a serious fever, Jemima Wilkinson claimed to have died and been revived in a new form, neither male nor female. They left behind their old name and life and began preaching as the “Public Universal Friend,” or simply the Friend. The Friend’s theology was similar to that of most Quakers, and was especially rooted in the belief that all humans had free will. As they began preaching throughout New England, they gained a group...

Before Thanksgiving, There Were the Feasts of...

November 21, 2023

Four centuries ago, the settlers of a small French outpost perched on the north bank of what’s now Nova Scotia’s Annapolis River came up with the novel idea of founding an organization that would not only feed its members, but also uplift spirits during the long and brutally cold winter. Led by cartographer Samuel de Champlain, the Order of Good Cheer, or l’Ordre du Bon-Temps, went on to become what’s considered America’s first social club, not to mention an...

National Gallery Mosaics in London, England

November 21, 2023

When most people come to an art museum, they are looking forward to seeing the works of either Old Masters or viewing the latest output of contemporary artists. More often than not, the visitor’s eyesight is turned towards an upward glance rather than a downward one. However, the National Gallery of London, along with funding from Samuel Courtauld, Gilbert Russel, and others, decided that they would adorn the floors leading into their galleries with works of art in their own...

Passing on the Olympics to Go to...

November 21, 2023

Secret Obsessions is Atlas Obscura‘s new column where we ask wondrous people to take us down a rabbit hole. This edition features American astronaut Jessica Watkins, as told to Associate Editor Sarah Durn. I really kind of stumbled into rugby. It started at an activities fair at college. I played basketball and soccer and ran track in high school, so when I got to Stanford I wanted to pursue something athletic. I ended up chatting with the women at...

Podcast: Dyatlov Pass, Part 1

November 21, 2023

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, journalist and author Doug Preston guides us through the first half of a cliffhanger story about the mysterious deaths of a group of hikers in the Soviet Union—known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an incredible site, and...

Evaluating the Cost Of Acquisition in Hotel...

November 21, 2023

Question for Our Hotel Marketing Expert Panel How can the “cost of acquisition” be calculated? Should it be our main focus? Should it be added to direct marketing costs in comparison to OTA distribution costs? (Question from Matthias Dybing) Our Marketing Expert Panel Thom de Graaf – The post Evaluating the Cost Of Acquisition in Hotel Marketing Strategies appeared first on Revfine.com.

Hotel RMS Evolution: From Ledgers to Spreadsheets...

November 21, 2023

While the evolution of all hotel operational technologies has been a fascinating study, the evolution of hotel revenue management systems (RMS) has been particularly interesting, as it has gone through so many distinct and completely different phrases in a relatively short time (approximately the last ten years). RMS Transformation – From Ledgers to AI Cloud The post Hotel RMS Evolution: From Ledgers to Spreadsheets to Cloud-Based Systems appeared first on Revfine.com.

I Bought an Ostrich Egg, and Here's...

November 20, 2023

THIS ARTICLE IS ADAPTED FROM THE NOVEMBER 18, 2023, EDITION OF GASTRO OBSCURA’S FAVORITE THINGS NEWSLETTER. YOU CAN SIGN UP HERE. In 1886, a researcher at Yale’s Peabody Museum was cutting into an ostrich egg when it violently exploded. A build-up of gasses inside the egg shattered the shell, raking his face with shrapnel and sending everyone else in the room running from the fumes. The incident was on my mind this week, as I prepared myself to crack...

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