An elaborate gold-plated, wooden chest, the Ark of the Covenant is believed to hold the original Ten Commandments — but where is it?Public DomainThe Ark of the Covenant is an important holy object in Judaism and Christianity. In the 1981 movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones races to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do. But although the fictional adventure film includes one of the most famous modern references to the religious relic, this object is said to date back to ancient times, appearing in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.

Source: OOTP Developments Defunct Baseball Teams No. 1: Providence Grays Source: How Stuff Works When baseball was first organized in the late 19th century, the majority of its fans lived in the northeast region of the country. At one point, there were five teams in southern New England, and another five in New York state. But before the Yankees, Giants, and Red Sox reigned supreme, the Providence Grays of Rhode Island were a dominant force both in the standings and in the real world.

For more than a century, Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater has launched the careers of black performers from James Brown to Michael Jackson. William Gottlieb/Underwood Archives/Getty Images Legendary jazz singer and piano player Nat King Cole performs at the Apollo with his orchestra in 1950.Eric Schwab/AFP/Getty Images Blues god B.B. King performs on stage with his Gibson hollow-body electric guitar dubbed "Lucille" and back-up dancers in 1963.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images It's Amateur Night at the Apollo, which means that inspired kids like these can take a shot at performing on stage.

In 2007, the small town of Urueña in northwest Spain decided to become a Villa del Libro, or a town of books. This is what it looks like.FlickrOne of the old medieval gates leading out of Urueña, Spain’s Villa del Libro. Imagine a small medieval town behind a high wall. A castle stands on one end, and all around are vineyards and fields of wheat. Imagine that within the walls, the entire town is devoted to reading and writing.

Source: Viral Nova Keeping with the medical theme, pictured here is a 1918 French radiology nurse technician during WWI. This photo was taken during the dormant period of radiology protection, when experts were just beginning to figure out how to protect technicians from harmful x-rays. Source: The Daily Mail Shown with this ghastly facial apparatus is Kwasi Afari Minta, the most badly burned survivor of the “King’s Cross” fire that occurred in the public transportation tube known as the London Underground in 1987.