World War II Bomber Gas Station

In 1947 a guy named Art Lacey decided he wanted to buy a surplus B-17G "Flying Fortress" WWII bomber, and with little prior experience, fly the plane from Kansas back to Milwaukie, Oregon. After an incredible (and highly improbable) sounding…

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Thursday, 21st September 2006

Major Digging

Hi! We're still here but we got seriously digged! Please bear with us and normal service will resume as soon as possible. Update: Looks like the worst of the storm is over now - Digg is pretty big these days…

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Wednesday, 20th September 2006

Topless Sunbathing

Imagine having a quiet afternoon's topless sunbathing on your private, secluded, back patio - and then one day discovering that your nearly naked body has been posted all over the Internet! Whilst this isn't the first time someone has been…

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Tuesday, 19th September 2006

Giant Alien Bug

Holy Cardigans, Batman! There's an absolutely enormous bug in Germany, which is clearly hell-bent on destruction! Run for the hills! At over 50 metres, this bug would be far bigger than the previously posted World's Largest Bug (and a whole…

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Monday, 18th September 2006

Interdimensional Portal

Check out this fantastic image which, unless I'm very much mistaken, appears to have captured the exact moment someone was utilizing the very latest in interdimensional portal technology! Well, it's a fantastic image anyway 😀 Thanks to Clive!

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Friday, 15th September 2006

Westerbork Radio Telescope

The Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope in the Netherlands is: an aperture synthesis interferometer that consists of a linear array of 14 antennas arranged on a 2.7 km East-West line. Um... So, aperture synthesis is when a collection of telescopes are…

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Thursday, 14th September 2006

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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