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Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

Known as the "Fat Man of Maldon," Bright was a larger-than-life figure.

After a night ravaged by bedbugs, it's said King John ordered the creation of this weathervane.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

A line of iron bollards with colorful, handknitted cozies fitted over them.

Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.

The end appears to be nigh for the world's fourth-longest floating bridge.

A building facade covered with the statues of 11 giants of Tajik literature.

A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

This little-known, 35,000-specimen collection in Greece is a lepidopterist's dream.

A Barbados crypt where it's said that the coffins refuse to stay put.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.