March 9, 2017 by Alk3r - 5 Comments Bridegroom’s Oak: The Tree With Its Own Postal Address Bräutigamseiche, Dodauer Forst, 23701 Eutin, Germany Continue reading →
January 14, 2017 by Alk3r - 2 Comments Semaphore: The World’s First Telegraph A Chappe semaphore tower near Saverne, France. Photo credit: Hans-Peter Scholz/Wikimedia Smoke signals and beacons have been used to relay messages over short distances since ancient times, but the only reliable way to send messages over long distances Continue reading →