Nara Dreamland was a theme park near Nara, Japan which was built in 1961 and inspired by Disneyland in California. On August 31, 2006, Nara Dreamland closed permanently due to low visitor numbers. It was closed and abandoned in August of 2006.

Haunting sculptures by Sasha Vinci. This one is titled L’Eterna Attesa or the Eternal Wait. 

A well at Culloden Moor is called The Well of the Dead. The body of Alexander MacGillivray of Dunmaglass the leader of Clan Chattan was found here. Alexander MacGillivray led his men on such a ferocious charge that he broke through the first line of defense of the enemy Cumberland’s army before being killed. A plaque by the well commemorates his bravery. 

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The ultrasound belonging to reddit user justme_countrynerd 

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Reddit user Bro_Hawkins noticed the above in Philadelphia. 

The Electrification of Human Corpses

In 1780 the Italian anatomy professor Luigi Galvani discovered that a spark of electricity could cause the limbs of a dead frog to twitch. Soon men of science throughout Europe were repeating his experiment, but it didn’t take them long to bore of frogs and turn their attention to more interesting animals. What would happen, they wondered, if you electrified a human corpse?

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GIF created by Sixpenceee. Original video via YouTube. 

This website allows you to “play” with an interactive, realistic looking spider