Weirdness

On this day: Lake Peigneur Drained

In a major industrial ‘oops’, on this day 34 years ago, a man-made disaster drained Lake Peigneur in Louisiana. Although the exact cause isn’t known, it is believed that an oil rig miscalculated its position and drilled into a vast…

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Thursday, 20th November 2014

On this day: Geography Awareness Week

Today is the start of Geography Awareness Week in the US, and as we’re rather fond of geography here at Google Sightseeing, what better way to celebrate than with a look back at some of the geographically special (or weird)…

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Monday, 17th November 2014

On this day: Happy Halloween!

BOO! Take time out from trick-or-treating to explore Tagsylvania - a haunted house theme park in New York state whose horrors are visible on Street View. Happy Halloween from all of us at Google Sightseeing!

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Friday, 31st October 2014

On this day: First Person to go over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive a trip over Niagara Falls in a barrel. A cat used as a test subject a couple of days earlier survived with only a cut to the…

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Friday, 24th October 2014

On this day: World Egg Day

Scrambled? Fried? Poached? However you like them, today is World Egg Day. What better way to celebrate than with the self-proclaimed 'World's Largest Egg' in Winlock, WA? This 4m (12') egg would make a lotta omelette if , you know,…

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Friday, 10th October 2014

On this day: Talk Like a Pirate Day!

ARRRRRRRRRRRRR! It be talk like a pirate day. Afore ye find yerself becalmed, feast yer eyes on this grand vessel used in a nightly pirate-themed show at the finely-named Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas (Avast! That's nowhere near the…

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Friday, 19th September 2014

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