Igudar are fortified collective granaries built by Amazigh communities in the Atlas + Anti-Atlas mountains of Morocco, functioning centuries ago as a secure communal system for storing valuable goods and acting as an early form of banking. Families stored surplus grain, saffron, olive oil, and almonds, as well as crucial documents like land deeds, marriage contracts, and money. Each family had a locked room inside the fortified granary, managed by an elected guardian (Lamine) who kept strict records and guarded the communal vault.

Sam Moses is a legendary, 75-year-old traditional hand-lettering sign painter from Sea Gate, Brooklyn. He has dedicated more than six decades to preserving New York's pre-digital visual culture by freehand painting storefronts, windows, trucks, and murals across South Brooklyn.

Meanwhile, in Mexico… To act out the famous legend of Juan Escutia jumping from the Chapultepec Castle wrapped in the Mexican flag, adults dropped a boy from a first-floor balcony. A school called Colegio Niños Héroes organized the show at the Municipal Palace (City Hall) in Ameca, Jalisco, as part of Mexican Patriotic Holidays celebrations. The school defended the event, stating it is a 45-year-old tradition done in partnership with the local government.

How Japan Teaches Traffic Safety Schools bring in professional stunt performers or use mannequins to simulate realistic collisions so children grasp the violent physics and real-world consequences of traffic accidents.

Heating up a drop of Monster energy drink leaves behind a small, sticky, caramelized sponge of concentrated sweetener and chemical additives.

Niu Yifei creates incredibly detailed animal portraits using only things found in nature.

#WordOfTheDay AMBISINISTER There is a term for the opposite of "ambidextrous". It's "ambisinister", and it means you're equally bad with both hands. Sinister's etymology is from Latin meaning "left", hence ambisinister really means all your hands are left-handed.

Big Al`s Adult Bookstore and the Roaring 20’s Strip Club in San Francisco. Both now sadly closed.

The Palace Hotel and Bath House is a historic 3-star hotel located in the heart of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Built in 1901, it is famous for its beautiful antique-filled rooms, authentic, vintage spa experience and phallic neon sign.

The El Morocco opened on the Vegas Strip as a motel in 1964. It added a casino in the 1970s and operated for decades before it was demolished in 2008. The sign captures "Old Vegas" bargains of the era, such as a 69¢ fresh shrimp cocktail, a 55¢ kosher hot dog, and 50¢ cigs.

The iconic mermaid neon sign from The Anchor, a beloved bar and grill located in Wichita, Kansas. Even though the original bar closed its doors, the building landlords put the historic sign back up, which now houses a popular sports bar called Johnny's Tavern.

Lucky 7 Liquor 7️⃣🥃 Reseda, CA {📸 Mark Shur}

The vintage neon sign for Lil' Brown Jug Liquors, located in Clovis, California.

Art Deco icon, Wisdom famously looms over the entrance to the main building of Rockefeller Center and can be seen from Fifth Avenue. Created by Lee Lawrie, one of America’s foremost architectural sculptors.

Drone hovering over a church in Texas. {📸 Rudy Ramirez}

This stunning photograph captures the Shishiiwa (Lion-Shaped Rock) in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, perfectly aligned with a glowing full moon. {📸 Mikadukin Chan}

This gnarled beech tree, famously known as the "Horror Tree," is located on the grounds of Stowlangtoft Hall, which operates as a care home in the English countryside of Suffolk.

The Rock Maze Trail hidden deep within Garrett State Forest near the Deep Creek Lake area of western Maryland. The trail takes you through a lush forest that opens up into a massive natural labyrinth of house-sized sandstone boulders spanning about the size of a football field.

El Tajo Gorge, a deep canyon cut out by the Guadalevín River, splits the town of Ronda, Spain right down the middle. To connect the two sides, workers in 1793 built an incredible stone bridge that looks like it grows straight out of the cliff walls.

Devil's Pool is a natural rock pool right on the edge of Victoria Falls on the Zambian side of the Zambezi River. No tourists have ever died at Devil's Pool while on an officially guided tour. While it is often called the "world's deadliest swimming pool," the licensed tour operators maintain a 100% safety record for visitors.