February 8, 2012

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The Underground City of Derinkuyu

One of the Security Doors in Derinkuyu

The age of Derinkuyu is hard to determine, though the most popular estimates put the date of construction between 1,000 and 800 B.C.E.

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Where Were Sodom and Gomorrah?

Lot and his daughters with Sodom burning in the background by Cornelis Cort

Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities described in the Book of Genesis and mentioned in other texts, such as the New Testament.

Where are the Remains of the Garden of Eden?

Thomas Cole's "The Garden of Eden"

Amid the above story, Genesis contains a few small clues that potentially point in the direction of Eden, though they are hardly explicit.

Where did Columbus land?

Posthumous portrait of Christopher Columbus

Almost from Day One, however, there has been debate on where that first footprint was made. Nobody has been able to decisively say which island in the Bahamas was the site that ended Columbus’s failed quest for a route to Asia.

The Skeleton Lake of the Himalayas

Roopkund Lake

A study was done on Skeleton Lake’s skeletons to see whom they belonged to and how those people had died. The study was inconclusive, but it did show that the skeletons did not date from modern times.

The Winchester Mystery House

The Winchester Mansion

Not being an architect, this resulted in some bizarre features such as columns installed upside down; doors that open to walls; stairways that end at the ceiling; doors that open onto three-story drops; and a large section of the house, with rooms fully furnished and decorated, boarded up and walled off.