10 Most Fascinating Tombs in the World (w/ photos)

clipped from www.neatorama.com Newgrange The burial mound of Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland it is the also the world’s oldest surviving building (it’s older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt) Tana Toraja Sulawesi, Indonesia the strange part the funeral ceremony is often held weeks, months, or even years after the death Westminster Abbey London, United Kingdom Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, and Alfred Tennyson Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Ernest Rutherford were all interred there Giza Necropolis Egypt the base sides have a mean margin of error of only 2 1/3 inch (58 mm)! Valley of the Kings a burial ground of ancient Egyptian pharaohs Catacombs of Paris a network of underground tunnels and rooms that used to be Roman-era limestone quarries Terracota Army Xi’an, China the burial ground of Qin Shi Huangdi, the First Emperor and the unifier of China Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo Palermo, Italy Sedlec Ossuary Sedlec, Czech Republic Taj Mahal Agra, India October 1st, 2007

Beleaguered bear in bridge rescue

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk A 250lbs bear clings to a ledge on the Rainbow Bridge, near the town of Truckee, California. The bear panicked and tried to jump over the bridge's rail after two vehicles drove past it as it crossed the bridge - it was stranded for almost 24 hours. Rescuers lower a nylon net from an army surplus store as the bear looks on. More than 100 people gathered to see the rescue. Rescuers shot the bear with a tranquiliser dart before using a pole to push it into the safety net. An abseiler looks on as the bear is lowered to the ground. The sheepish looking bear finally makes it back to land. He then made a quick exit into the hills near the ski slopes of nearby Lake Tahoe.