The discovery of Richard III’s grave is pretty awesome. Bonus, he was still inside it! It’s really hard to get the motivation to leave a grave though, it doesn’t happen very often anyway, and is entirely with assistance.
And here’s another thing entirely:
Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff 
That youtube thing was super cool. Thanks for putting onto it!
OK Go! is a super cool band, I haven’t seen one I don’t like and wasn’t awesomely spectacular. Their first mega hit was with the treadmills.