Pictured above is the border between the United St...  ...de by people with limited knowledge of the actual geography and, by modern standards, inadequate surveying eq...

(Photo: US Department of Defense)John J. Pershing (1860-1948) was one of America’s greatest military leaders. He began in humble conditions in Missouri. Pershing was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1886 after gradu...

(Maps: Google Maps)This is Machias Seal Island, a...  ...the best that they could with their knowledge of geography . But, alas, one of the descriptions for the borde...

(Image: wheatley_cereal)There's a natural spring in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming that flows in 2 directions. One ultimately connects to the Mississippi River, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The other connec...

This isn't photoshopped! You can see it for yourself on Google Maps. Redditor BobinMinn uncovered this treasure. According to another redditor, satellite images indicate that this little Minnesota has been around since a...

(Portrait by Rembrant Peale)From his youth, George Washington made a studied effort at maintaining a public persona befitting a gentleman and a leader. He guarded his conduct carefully with particular attention to his te...

(Photo by Andy Strangeway)Rockall is a tiny island...  ...Sources:Bowcott, Owen. “Who Owns Rockall? A History of Legal and Diplomatic Wrangles.” The Guar...

(Photo: Adam Kahtava)This is Mitsukejima, a Japanese island also known as Gunkanjima or “Battleship Island.” It looks the part, don’t you think?(Photo: Adam Kahtava)It’s located just south of Suzu...

(HMS Waterwitch via David S. Yetman)During the 1860s, the Royal Navy experimented with new types of warships to replace the aging generation of screw-propelled steamships. Among them was the 1,160-ton HMS Waterwitch. Thi...

After its defeat in the Crimean War (1853-1856), the victorious powers forbade Russia from operating battleships on the Black Sea. Once these restrictions ended, Russia rebuilt its Black Sea fleet with modern warships th...