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sterlingice · 06-17-2010, 07:54 AM

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Centralia, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wacky (and sucky)

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Airhog · 06-17-2010, 09:33 AM

Simulated Reality
Simulated reality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DanGarion · 06-17-2010, 09:36 AM

Bridge to Nowhere (San Gabriel Mountains) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abe Sargent · 06-17-2010, 12:36 PM

Some good ones there folks!

I love this article:

Scunthorpe problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abe Sargent · 06-18-2010, 12:36 AM

Winchester Mystery House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

JediKooter · 06-18-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

Winchester Mystery House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Been there several times.

Abe Sargent · 06-18-2010, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

Been there several times.

I'd love to see it. How is it?

johnnyshaka · 06-18-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

I'd love to see it. How is it?

Mysterious.

JediKooter · 06-18-2010, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Abe Sargent

I'd love to see it. How is it?

It's pretty cool. The tour is about an hour or so long and like its name, it has some crazy things about it. There's also a small gun museum there as well. I think it's worth the price of admission. Everyone that I've taken has said that they really enjoyed it and thought it was cool.

Not sure I want to reveal what the actual 'mystery' is though. The mystery isn't the "why" she had all those rooms built. The story is pretty clear about that.

The mystery is (to me):

Spoiler

Once you get done with the tour, you can walk across the parking lot to go see a movie or go across the street to Santana Row for some shopping or eating.

DanGarion · 06-19-2010, 03:26 PM

Number Stations have always been interesting to me.

UVB-76 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Numbers station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

mckerney · 07-02-2010, 12:11 AM

Jack Churchill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

British solider who fought in WWII armed with a longbow, bag pipes and claymore.

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In July 1943, as commanding officer, he led 2 Commando from their landing site at Catania in Sicily with his trademark claymore slung around his waist and a longbow and arrows around his neck and his bagpipes under his arm.[3] This was again repeated at the landings at Salerno. Leading 2 Commando, Churchill was ordered to capture a German observation post outside of the town of La Molina controlling a pass leading down to the Salerno beach-head. He led the attack by 2 and 41 Commandos, infiltrating the town and capturing the post, taking 42 prisoners including a mortar squad. Churchill led the men and prisoners back down the pass with the wounded being carried on carts with huge wheels, pushed by German prisoners.

tarcone · 07-02-2010, 04:44 AM

Times Beach, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This poor community was cursed I think.

heybrad · 07-02-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

Bridge to Nowhere (San Gabriel Mountains) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I've done this hike. It's not an easy hike as the trail is generally crap so you're mostly left with boulder hopping around the creek. My legs were dead when it was over.

DanGarion · 07-02-2010, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by heybrad

I've done this hike. It's not an easy hike as the trail is generally crap so you're mostly left with boulder hopping around the creek. My legs were dead when it was over.

It's on my list of hikes to do eventually. I know the river crossing parts can be crap, but what I've heard is that once you get past those 6 or 7 crossings it's not that bad. Heh.

heybrad · 07-02-2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DanGarion

It's on my list of hikes to do eventually. I know the river crossing parts can be crap, but what I've heard is that once you get past those 6 or 7 crossings it's not that bad. Heh.

It's worth doing because it's cool to see when you get there. My issue with the creek part is that since you're not on a traditional trail, you have step up and over multiple rocks along the way. It was like doing a 2 to 3 hour step class.

Critch · 07-03-2010, 08:42 AM

Principality of Sealand

Principality of Sealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

sterlingice · 07-03-2010, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Critch

Principality of Sealand

Principality of Sealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think we had a thread about micronations a while back

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bhlloy · 07-03-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by heybrad

It's worth doing because it's cool to see when you get there. My issue with the creek part is that since you're not on a traditional trail, you have step up and over multiple rocks along the way. It was like doing a 2 to 3 hour step class.

If you are going to do the hike, do the bungee jump at the end. Very cool experience.

Also for God's sake bring torches for the hike back down, just in case. We went with Bungee America and by the time we were heading back it was pitch black and we had like 5 torches for a group of 80 people. I'm still amazed nobody got swept away. Mind you, this was in January or February. I'm sure it's nowhere near as bad in the summer if you were to go then.

DanGarion · 07-03-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

If you are going to do the hike, do the bungee jump at the end. Very cool experience.

Also for God's sake bring torches for the hike back down, just in case. We went with Bungee America and by the time we were heading back it was pitch black and we had like 5 torches for a group of 80 people. I'm still amazed nobody got swept away. Mind you, this was in January or February. I'm sure it's nowhere near as bad in the summer if you were to go then.

Um, I'll pass on the bungee cording. But don't those people typically get shuttled in?

bhlloy · 07-03-2010, 02:55 PM

Shuttled in to where?

Unless you are talking about a helicopter, there's no road access into the bridge. It's a 6-7 mile hike for everyone.

DanGarion · 07-03-2010, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

Shuttled in to where?

Unless you are talking about a helicopter, there's no road access into the bridge. It's a 6-7 mile hike for everyone.

I don't think that's entirely true, I have seen pictures with the bungee companies truck at the bridge...

weird, I know I have seen pictures with their truck at the site, but it says you hike to get there. WTF.

bhlloy · 07-03-2010, 05:26 PM

They have a large cabin there that we were told was dropped in by helicopter, I don't think there is any way you could get a truck there unless you can get in from the other (non-LA) side.

DataKing · 07-12-2010, 02:31 PM

The Greenbrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scroll down to "The Bunker"

Sun Tzu · 07-12-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DataKing

The Greenbrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scroll down to "The Bunker"

Did anybody else read this and immediately, without a single second of hesitation, think "damn...that would be the spot to be if there were a Zombie apocalypse."

DataKing · 07-12-2010, 02:40 PM

My first thought was to build it as an add-on mod to Fallout 3.

cartman · 07-15-2010, 03:05 PM

Another Wiki site, this one for oddball items.

http://www.wakkipedia.com/pages/home

vex · 07-25-2010, 02:51 AM

Green children of Woolpit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

cartman · 07-29-2010, 09:48 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippy_hollow

Swaggs · 08-02-2010, 07:22 PM

Hashima Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

lighthousekeeper · 08-04-2010, 10:48 PM

Solar storm of 1859 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

cartman · 08-09-2010, 11:31 AM

Valentich disappearance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

kcchief19 · 08-09-2010, 07:38 PM

1812 New Madrid earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If a 7.0 earthquake ever hits the New Madrid fault line, Katie bar the door FEMA estimates a 7.0 would destroy 60 percent of the buildings in St. Louis and Memphis. Don't even ask what happens if another 8.0 hits.

JediKooter · 08-09-2010, 07:40 PM

1858 San Diego hurricane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Swaggs · 08-09-2010, 08:15 PM

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1812 New Madrid earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If a 7.0 earthquake ever hits the New Madrid fault line, Katie bar the door FEMA estimates a 7.0 would destroy 60 percent of the buildings in St. Louis and Memphis. Don't even ask what happens if another 8.0 hits.

I'm not going to give away any spoilers, but I already know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rift_(novel)

sabotai · 08-15-2010, 06:03 PM

List of Presidents of the United States who knew a foreign language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

sterlingice · 10-30-2010, 11:37 AM

Clear-channel station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This explains what happens to one of the stations I really liked in KC (810 AM) and why their signal sucked something fierce at night.

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fantom1979 · 10-31-2010, 09:55 AM

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List of Presidents of the United States who knew a foreign language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

According to that list, we haven't had a president that is fluent in another language since FDR. That is a bit surprising to me.

DanGarion · 10-31-2010, 06:12 PM

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According to that list, we haven't had a president that is fluent in another language since FDR. That is a bit surprising to me.

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Barack Obama speaks conversational Indonesian.

????

Scoobz0202 · 10-31-2010, 06:31 PM

He still isn't fluent in it, though.

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 05-24-2011, 03:41 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_draft

mckerney · 05-24-2011, 04:41 PM

D. B. Cooper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Passacaglia · 05-24-2011, 08:46 PM

I see no mention of Adam West as a suspect.

mckerney · 05-24-2011, 09:10 PM

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I see no mention of Adam West as a suspect.

He's only mentioned here D. B. Cooper in popular culture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, but I also find no mention of his confession on national TV suspect...

stevew · 05-24-2011, 10:15 PM

S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania

Doug5984 · 05-24-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

D. B. Cooper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wow, that incredible. I had never heard of him before.

GoSeahawks · 05-25-2011, 01:19 AM

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Valentich disappearance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is creepy

Neon_Chaos · 05-25-2011, 03:08 AM

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Maguindanao massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Heard about this a few weeks back on metafilter. Insane.

That part of the country is completely like the wild west.

boberot · 05-25-2011, 02:19 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods

Mizzou B-ball fan · 05-25-2011, 02:44 PM

Euthanasia Coaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

larrymcg421 · 05-25-2011, 03:21 PM

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Euthanasia Coaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Awesome! If I had a terminal illness, that is totally the way I would want to go out.

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bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Shuttled in to where? Unless you are talking about a helicopter, there's no road access into the bridge. It's a 6-7 mile hike for everyone.

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bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	They have a large cabin there that we were told was dropped in by helicopter, I don't think there is any way you could get a truck there unless you can get in from the other (non-LA) side.

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