Museum of Toilets

In Suwon, South Korea, there is a museum dedicated to toilets that is built in the shape of a toilet.  In English, the attraction is known as "Mr. Toilet House."

Aubrey holes

The thing I learned today is that Aubrey holes, named after a 17th-century antiquarian, are 56 cremation pits that line the inside ring of Stonehenge. It is possible that their placement was used for astronomic calculations.

The Shard

The thing I learned today is that Europe's tallest building as of June, 2014, is called the Shard, named for its resemblance to a shard of glass. Completed in November, 2012, it is located in London and is commercial real estate. 

paper bricks

Paper bricks are made with recycled newspapers. To make the bricks, newspapers are turned into pulp and combined with wood glue, before being pressed into the right shape. The paper bricks are as sturdy as real bricks, with a marbled look. The texture is warm and soft like textile.

lavvu

A lavvu, also called a kavvas, is a temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern extremes of Northern Europe. It has a design similar to a Native American tipi but is less vertical and more stable in high winds.

The Flamingo is a casino opened in 1946 by gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. It is said he named it after his girlfriend, who had the same nickname due to her long, skinny legs. Currently named The Famingo Las Vegas, it was the third resort opened on the strip and is the oldest continuously operated casino on the strip today (as of 2011).

Borley Rectory

The Borley Rectory, a mansion built in 1863 in Essex and burned to the ground in 1939, had a reputation for being haunted by various spirits. Paranormal researcher Harry Price named it "the most haunted house in England" and wrote two books on the subject. Spooky!

"The House of Flowers" (Kuća cveća) is the name of the mausoleum in Belgrade, Serbia, where Josip Tito is buried.

The Boerentoren, a tower 26 stories tall completed in 1931, located in Antwerp, Belgium, was the first skyscraper on the European continent.

Walter Gropius was a German architect and the father of Bauhaus. He helped design the Pan Am Building. His family residence, Gropius House, is in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

The White City refers to a collection of white Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Tower Bridge is a bascule and suspension bridge close to the Tower of London that spans the Thames River.

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge, at 29,040 feet. It connects St. Petersburg and Terra Ceia, Florida, across Tampa Bay.

The Bay Bridge in California is a toll bridge over San Francisco Bay that links the cities of San Francisco and Oakland. It is part of Interstate 80.