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France’s Incredible Oak Chapel

Located in the French farming village of Allouville-Bellefosse, this amazing oak tree is home to more than just woodland flora and fauna: its hollow, thousand-year-old trunk serves as the base for two small chapels accessible via spiral staircases that surround the tree. This oak tree is the oldest known tree...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 24, 2012

France’s Incredible Oak Chapel

Located in the French farming village of Allouville-Bellefosse, this amazing oak tree is home to more than just woodland flora and fauna: its hollow, thousand-year-old trunk serves as the base for two small chapels accessible via spiral staircases that surround the tree. This oak tree is the oldest known tree...

By All That's Interesting • March 24, 2012

Six Of The World’s Most Famous Misquotes

From the George Washington's cherry tree to Neil Armstrong's step for mankind, read about six of the world's most famous misquotes.

By Savannah Cox • Feb 16, 2012

Six Of The World’s Most Famous Misquotes

From the George Washington's cherry tree to Neil Armstrong's step for mankind, read about six of the world's most famous misquotes.

By Savannah Cox • February 16, 2012

Five Fascinating Unusual Rites Of Passage

Wysoccan, Algonquin Indian Tribe In Quebec, young boys of the Algonquin Indian Tribe were caged and fed the hallucinogen, wysoccan, to usher them into manhood. Considered more powerful than LSD, the drug was used to force adolescents to forget memories of their childhood. Unusual Rites Of Passage: Teeth Filing, Bali...

By Mamta Bhatt • Dec 22, 2011

Five Fascinating Unusual Rites Of Passage

Wysoccan, Algonquin Indian Tribe In Quebec, young boys of the Algonquin Indian Tribe were caged and fed the hallucinogen, wysoccan, to usher them into manhood. Considered more powerful than LSD, the drug was used to force adolescents to forget memories of their childhood. Unusual Rites Of Passage: Teeth Filing, Bali...

By Mamta Bhatt • December 22, 2011

The Seven Most Unusual Religious Rituals And Beliefs

Would you lick the scabs and wounds of Lepers for your beliefs? Read more about the most unusual religious rituals across the planet.

By Savannah Cox • Dec 16, 2011

The Seven Most Unusual Religious Rituals And Beliefs

Would you lick the scabs and wounds of Lepers for your beliefs? Read more about the most unusual religious rituals across the planet.

By Savannah Cox • December 16, 2011

The Six Biggest Betrayals In History

From Brutus to Aldrich Ames, we look at the six biggest betrayals in history.

By All That's Interesting • Dec 14, 2011

The Six Biggest Betrayals In History

From Brutus to Aldrich Ames, we look at the six biggest betrayals in history.

By All That's Interesting • December 14, 2011

The Rococo Art Movement That Dominated The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century

The Rococo movement was an artistic period that emerged in France and spread thrartisticoughout the world in the late 17th and early 18th century. The word is a derivative of the French term rocaille, which means “rock and shell garden ornamentation”. It began in 1699 after the French King, Louis...

By All That's Interesting • Dec 4, 2011

The Rococo Art Movement That Dominated The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century

The Rococo movement was an artistic period that emerged in France and spread thrartisticoughout the world in the late 17th and early 18th century. The word is a derivative of the French term rocaille, which means “rock and shell garden ornamentation”. It began in 1699 after the French King, Louis...

By All That's Interesting • December 4, 2011

Seventeenth Century Art And Most Significant Artists Of The Baroque Period

The tense and extravagant Baroque period defined the art of the 17th century -- a fascinating look at the art and artists that made up the Baroque style.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 19, 2011

Seventeenth Century Art And Most Significant Artists Of The Baroque Period

The tense and extravagant Baroque period defined the art of the 17th century -- a fascinating look at the art and artists that made up the Baroque style.

By All That's Interesting • November 19, 2011

Five Bizarre Events That Triggered Massive Riots

From the disco demolition in Cleveland to the riots in Paris triggered by a ballet, an intriguing look at bizarre events that set off massive riots.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 18, 2011

Five Bizarre Events That Triggered Massive Riots

From the disco demolition in Cleveland to the riots in Paris triggered by a ballet, an intriguing look at bizarre events that set off massive riots.

By All That's Interesting • November 18, 2011

How The Axis Could Have Invaded America At The Height Of World War II

Taken from a March 1942 edition of LIFE magazine, these maps envision the potential routes of an Axis invasion into the United States during World War II.

By All That's Interesting • Nov 14, 2011

How The Axis Could Have Invaded America At The Height Of World War II

Taken from a March 1942 edition of LIFE magazine, these maps envision the potential routes of an Axis invasion into the United States during World War II.

By All That's Interesting • November 14, 2011

The Meteora Monasteries, Greece’s Fantastical Sky Temples That Pepper Its Skyline

Built on sandstone rock pillars and silhouetted against the Grecian skyline dating back to the 12th Century, the Meteora Monasteries are a sight to behold.

By Katie Serena • Oct 25, 2011

The Meteora Monasteries, Greece’s Fantastical Sky Temples That Pepper Its Skyline

Built on sandstone rock pillars and silhouetted against the Grecian skyline dating back to the 12th Century, the Meteora Monasteries are a sight to behold.

By Katie Serena • October 25, 2011