1918, the height of the first world war and German forces have pushed far into France, coming dangerously close to the French capital. The Battle of Belleau Wood occurred near the Marne River between June 1st and June 26th. The…

Hoping that it might just put their small town on the map, the people of Houten have built the world's first specialist UFO landing strip. Honestly, I'm not making this up! The tower at the centre of the western roundabout…

Until recently only visible in Google Earth, Maps users too can now see this super-cool sequence of aeroplane shadows above Germany's largest airport, Frankfurt International. The first one is the best I think, but it's great how the shadow from…

Yes, you heard me right - that's the world's largest cotton swab! (Of course, this is actually a member of the South American Cotton Ball Army in disguise). Thanks to me & Kyle French.

Benito Mussolini, Italy's Facist Dictator during World War II, gave himself the title of "Il Duce", or "Dux" in latin, which translates to "leader". Around this time one of his followers planted trees in the hills, about 75km from Rome,…

This is a nice high res shot of a plane over autumnal suburbia in Illinois. I can't seem to find the shadow of this one on the ground, but is must be pretty high to appear so big. Sarah says:…