The World’s Narrowest River Is Only a Few Centimeters Wide
The Hualai River, in China, is apparently the narrowest river in the world, measuring only a few dozen centimeters at its widest point. At its widest point, the Amazon is more than 6 miles wide during the dry season, and a whopping 24 miles wide during the wet season. It’s by far the widest river […]
Parents Are Strapping Corrective Helmets on Babies to make Their Heads Round
In what is being reported as a disturbing new trend, Chinese parents are allegedly resorting to corrective helmets and molds to ensure that their babies have aesthetically pleasing round heads. The latest craze to hit China involves parents taking advantage of their babies’ soft skulls to make sure that they have round heads, instead of […]
The New York Earth Room – An NYC Apartment Filled With 140 Tons of Dirt
The New York Earth Room at 141 Wooster Street is a unique NYC attraction created in 1977 by local artist Walter De Maria by filling an apartment with 140 tons of dirt. Consisting of 250 cubic yards of fertile dirt covering the floor of an apartment located on the second floor of a building on […]