According to legend, Tesla was born precisely at midnight during an electrical storm, to a Serbian family in the village of Smiljan near Gospi?, in the Lika region of the Croatian Krajina in Military Frontier (part of the Austrian Empire), in the present-day Croatia. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A huge rock in a village of Al-Hassa region, SAUDI ARABIA raises 11 cms from the ground level once in a year during the month of April. picked by Bornbad 1 week ago

The Children of God Cult, in which orgies and sex between adults and children was considered the highest expression of love, had one of its communes in county Limerick in the late 1990’s, it has been claimed in a new book. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

Varvara Semennikova, who lived in a small village in northwest Yakutia, Russia, was the oldest woman in Russia and claimed to be the oldest person in the world since August 2007. All her children died, that's why she adopted three more children from whom she was having dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren. picked by maxriter 9 months ago

A church has vanished from the Russian village where it stood for almost 200 years. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Mukthar Mai was gang raped as a punishment for an offence supposedly committed by her 12-year-old brother. After the ordeal she should then have killed herself. That was the custom. But Mukthar did something else. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

picked by gratheo 1 year ago

When you dial the Telemegaphone’s phone number the sound of your voice is projected out across the fjord, the valley and the village of Dale below. Your call will go through directly, and a bright light at the top of the pole will be lit as your voice rings out across the valley. Wish I had known about this when I was in Norway last month.Edit: Have sent this to my cousin in Norway for his... read full post picked by suebe 4 months ago

PATNA, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of villagers have flocked to a remote Indian village to see a baby girl who was saved by stray dogs after she was abandoned in a mound of mud by her mother, officials said on Tuesday. picked by Nunkii 7 months ago

Charlotte, Emily and Anne were born in the front sitting room of the house in the hillside village of Thornton, four miles west of Bradford. They lived there for five years before moving to nearby Haworth where Charlotte wrote "Jane Eyre", Emily penned "Wuthering Heights" and Anne saw "Agnes Grey" published. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Why would a whole village eat a diseased dead dog? Dog meat is considered a delicacy among tribes in northern Namibia. Ewwww.... picked by proverb 1 year ago

The cow, which is five months pregnant, was thrown out to the sea about 3 kilometers from land Monday. The villagers believe the animal was impregnated by a village elder. picked by muppet 1 month ago

Some good photos - it always annoys me when an article needs photos and there are none! picked by topofall 8 months ago

Hell, the small Norwegian village, that is. Oh, and temperatures in winter reach -20°C... picked by TheStep 11 months ago

The short film, produced by David Grey for Village Film, documents the tragic fates of a several individual gay Iraqis. Really important to watch. Not safe for those squeamish.
(Link takes to a story, actual video is in comments) picked by gratheo 2 months ago

Her name was Lina Medina, a Peruvian girl from the Andean village of Ticrapo, who made medical history when she gave birth to a boy by caesarian section in May 1939 at the age of 5 years, seven months and 21 days. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Host of ABC's Wide World of Sports from 1961–1998

Perhaps best remembered for his coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics, where Black September terrorists held hostage, then killed 11 Israeli athletes in the Olympic Village. "Our worst fears have been realized tonight. They're all gone." picked by tigertony 6 months ago

While a common cold or the flu might not hurt your or I, it can be deadly to people who have no immunity to it.
British Filmmakers in the Peruvian Amazon were filming these remote tribes, and locals allege the virus was brought by the visitors. picked by tundramonkey 8 months ago

Five children between the ages of three and nine were found dead in a house in the northern German village of Darry on Wednesday, police said. picked by dollyllama 12 months ago

The countryside is in crisis. But for once it isn't the threat of disease to livestock, the purchasing power of the supermarkets or house building plans that is ruining rural England. It is the extinction of that species so integral to a thriving village life - the eligible young woman. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago