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Meriden, CT has some fascinating history. (Shout out to @melindacapecod
for sharing her hometown with us!) 🏰

By the late 19th century, Meriden produced roughly 70% of the silverware in the US. But its biggest mystery sits high on the cliffs of East Peak: Castle Craig.

Built in 1900 by kerosene tycoon Walter Hubbard, this 32-foot stone tower completely baffles historians. No one knows what inspired it.

Is it a clone of a Norman watchtower on the Rhine? A 12th-century Turkish tower on the Danube? Or a replica of a medieval ruin in Craigellachie, Scotland?

Hubbard took the secret to his grave. Which theory do you believe?

Dog wants to be involved in his owner's pregnancy.

Rescuing a sweet boy used for dog-fighting.

Guys on an oil rig find a dog trying to stay alive in the ocean 135 miles from shore.

Rescuing a husky neglected by his owner and left outside in the yard without attention or even food. (Helpful neighbors fed him through the fence.)

Raising an orphaned polar bear cub until she's the size of a monster.

Parrot flies in the draft of a ship.

Turning nothing into something.

Hand-raising a little baby bear.

Running Galileo's experiment to prove that a ball of feathers falls just as quickly as a bowling ball -- in a vacuum, that is. Et voila, it's true.

Some drone footage of touristy spots:

posted by Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:46 PM

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