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James Bond’s Jetpack Escape in ‘Thunderball’ Almost...

April 25, 2024

It’s May 1964, and a nervous energy permeates the air on the set of Thunderball, the fourth James Bond film starring Sean Connery. Soon enough, this jittery anticipation won’t be the only thing in the air. Standing on the roofline of a French chateau, stuntman Bill Suitor is about to use a state-of-the-art jetpack to propel himself 20 feet into the sky. Today, this same jetpack, the Bell Rocket Belt, is on display at the Museum of Science and...

World-Competitive Escape Rooms Are Darker, Scarier, and...

April 25, 2024

Scott Nicholson is trapped. He’s stuck in a submarine—and it’s sinking. Water is pouring into the room, and he needs to plug the hole before he and his crew drown. Time is ticking, and the water is relentless. Luckily, Nicholson teaches game design. In just a few short moments, he’s able to solve a puzzle that triggers stoppage of the water, saving the crew and winning the game. This is one of 200 escape rooms that Nicholson has played...

Ozzy the Bull in Birmingham, England

April 25, 2024

In 2022, Birmingham hosted the quadrennial Commonwealth Games, introducing a massive mechanical bull during the opening ceremony. Standing 33 feet tall and weighing 2.5 tonnes, the gargantuan creature amazed many viewers before seemingly fading into oblivion. That is, until he made a triumphant return to Birmingham in July 2023. Though the bull was to be dismantled after the games, people on social media campaigned for its preservation, helping it find a new permanent home in the city. The “raging...

Futaba Cake Building in Tokyo, Japan

April 25, 2024

Kichijōji, a neighborhood popular for shopping, leisure, and its close proximity to Inokashira Park, frequently tops lists ranking the most desirable places to live in Tokyo. Ride past the area on the Chūō line and you can catch a glimpse of one of its oddest attractions: a giant two-tier celebration cake perched on the roof of a confectionery college. Established in 1987, Kichijōji Futaba Confectionery Vocational School offers courses to aspiring confectionery and pastry chefs, where they’ll learn to...

National Canal Museum in Easton, Pennsylvania

April 25, 2024

Located in a picturesque setting, this small museum is dedicated to what it calls the “America’s golden age of canals.” From 1797 to the mid-19th century, Pennsylvania constructed hundreds of canals, most noticeably the Erie Canal, covering 1,243 miles and employing hundreds of workers. Exhibitions here transport visitors back in time to an era of frenzied industry. There are interactive displays, plus a dog park and bikes and kayaks that can be rented. By far the highlight, however, is the Josiah...

Bahrain Oil Well No. 1 in Bahrain

April 25, 2024

The first oil well in Bahrain, known as the Bahrain Oil Well No. 1, holds a significant place in the history of the region’s oil industry. In fact, the drilling of this well marked the beginning of the modern oil industry in the country and the Arabian Gulf region. The discovery of oil in Bahrain transformed the economy and society of the small island nation. Before this discovery, the Bahraini economy relied on pearl diving and fishing. However, with...

Worth Avenue Clock Tower in Palm Beach,...

April 25, 2024

Palm Beach, Florida’s Worth Avenue is one of the ritziest and most famous high-end shopping districts in America. Each year, thousands of tourists cross the Intracoastal Waterway to visit the island’s luxury houses, pristine beaches, and retail stores. At the end of Worth Avenue, framed against the Atlantic Ocean, sits a clock tower, dedicated in 2010. This modern landmark has become a symbol of both Worth Avenue’s opulence and the former site of the Palm Beach Pier. The pier’s...

Japanese Green Tea Once Fueled the Midwest

April 25, 2024

On May 11, 1869, America’s first transcontinental freight train set out from California. On that momentous day, its cargo was a load of Japanese green tea. Today, only 15 percent of the tea drunk annually in the United States is green, and the vast majority of that is produced in countries like China and Vietnam. But in the last decades of the 19th century, America’s tea of choice was green, and Japan was the major supplier. “It’s just so...

Wonder Is Everywhere: the World’s Longest Snake,...

April 25, 2024

Wonder is everywhere. That’s why, every other week, Atlas Obscura drags you down some of the rabbit holes we encounter as we search for our unusual stories. We highlight surprising finds, great writing, and inspiring stories from some of our favorite publications. The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island by Kate Knibbs, Wired Fearful that extreme weather could erase Aruba’s history, archivists have digitized and uploaded more than 100,000 documents, images, audio and video recordings, and...

Podcast: Killer Trees with Mary Roach

April 25, 2024

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we speak with author and science writer Mary Roach, who takes us deep into an ancient forest grove on Vancouver Island, in search of the danger trees and the people who seek them out. 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,...

Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Human Remains in...

April 24, 2024

When the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum closed in 1935, its cemetery was unceremoniously forgotten. The plant life became tangled overgrowth, wooden grave markers deteriorated, and the thousands of marked and unmarked graves there lay untouched for decades. The land eventually became part of the grounds of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. When the institution rediscovered the graves during construction on campus in 2012, it started the Asylum Hill Project to research the history of the cemetery while respectfully...

Meet the Giant Salmon With a Weaponized...

April 24, 2024

A Chinook salmon cuts through the clear, cold waters of the Deschutes River of Central Oregon, his iridescent red scales glinting in the sunlight. And he’s not alone. He is just one of thousands of salmon returning to the spawning grounds where they were born. Today, Chinook are the largest living species within Oncorhynchus, the salmon genus, reaching up to five feet in length. But seven million years ago, a now-extinct species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, O....

Podcast: Oh, the Places You Will Go…...

April 24, 2024

Listen and subscribe on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we spend some time with some celebrity trees—one in Washington DC and one in Berlin—that have left an impact on all who visit them. Today’s stories are brought to you by Michelle Cassidy and Diana Hubbell, of the Atlas Obscura Places Team. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15...

Strategies and Top Tips for Calculating Group...

April 24, 2024

Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: What are the best practices when calculating group rates? Should hotels have a different strategy per group category, e.g., tour operators, weddings, corporate, etc.? (Question by Oleksii Kapichin) Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Connor Vanderholm – CEO, Topline Tanya Hadwick – The post Strategies and Top Tips for Calculating Group Rates appeared first on Revfine.com.

5 Touchpoints You Can Automate to Save...

April 20, 2024

In the fast-paced world of hospitality, hoteliers often find themselves juggling multiple responsibilities. One way to streamline marketing efforts and improve overall efficiency is by automating some of your touchpoints with guests. The good news is that this is not difficult to do. By setting up intelligent triggers that automate specific actions, hotel managers, front The post 5 Touchpoints You Can Automate to Save Time in Your Hotel appeared first on Revfine.com.

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