One of the more unconventional uses for the Wii that made it so popular is physical rehabilitation in hospitals. Now it might be gaining popularity in something even more remote for consoles: the classroom. In the Cumberland Elementary School in Indiana, three Wii consoles are the new tools for education.

By incorporating the technology of video games (not to mention the fun factor) the school hopes to engage the students on a more powerful level than traditional methods. The consoles are currently being used to teach Geography, Math and English and the students are getting really into it.

The teachers in the school believe that the potentials for such interaction are unlimited. They even express that the biggest challenge is finding time to incorporate it into already packed lessons. Wii therapy has already spread in hospitals across the U.S. Perhaps the classrooms will follow suit?

Atlantis isn't the only legendary sunken island. Mu is a legendary continent also said to have vanished under the waves. Now Masaaki Kimura, a marine biologist in Japan, found underwater rock formations off the coast of Japan that he believes to be proof of a civilization that could be, or at least inspired, the continent of Mu.

The rock formations he investigated near Yonaguni Island were found to be unnaturally smooth, some even forming staircases. Kimura believes that, judging from the rubble, the formations are the remains of an ancient city that resembled that of the Romans.

He believes that the city contained a castle, a shrine, a triumphal arch, statues and even a Colosseum. All of these marvels sunk along with the city in an earthquake over 3,000 years ago. Many argue the theory saying that the formations could have been the result of tidal and volcanic activity. Also, no evidence of human activity such as weaponry or pottery have ever been found.

Watch the video of the underwater "city" and judge for yourself whether it could be possible that the lost continent has indeed been found. It's an interesting watch at the least (forgive us for the ad, but it comes with the embed, apparently):

Tired of waiting for Assassin's Creed? Perhaps a story of a real-life assassin's nest in Syria, which was erected during the era of the Crusades, will get you going.

Saladin, a great general who lived during the 12th century, was also the Sultan of Egypt and Syria during his time. He was the target of two known assassination attempts during one of his campaigns. The last one was almost successful, even managing to draw blood. It is believed that this was the initial cause of why he decided to besiege the castle of Masyaf, the Assassin's fort in Syria.

Even for Saladin, this was a hard decision to make. The Assassins of Masyaf, a sect of Nizari Ismaili of Islam, had a terrible reputation, and anyone daring to take the castle was as good as dead. In the end, even Saladin was not able to take the castle; the siege ended up in a truce. It was only finally conquered by the Mongols in 1260.

Apparently, assassins were really poor during that time, so in turn the castle's defenses were also inadequate. Although the castle had its own share of secret passageways and chambers, it was only the assassins' strength and posture of danger that was useful for defending the castle.

The castle's restoration finished last year, sponsored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture Historic Cities Support Program, and is now open for visitors. The restoration started back in 2000.

Australian author and historian Peter Trickett claims that a 16th century map at a Los Angeles library is the single, most irrevocable proof that Portuguese explorers led by Christopher de Mendonca beat Captain James Cook to the punch in discovering the land down under by about two and a half centuries.

In his manuscript "Beyond Capricorn," Trickett reveals that when the small map was enlarged, it was discovered that the Portuguese have actually landed in the Australian East Coast in 1522 as proven by the accurate mapmaking of Sydney's Botany Bay.

Trickett described the map as something  "so accurate that I found I could draw in the modern airport runways, to scale in the right place, without any problem at all." The map is named "Terra Java" and is among 15 hand drawn-maps in the compilation of Vallard Atlas which was the representation of the lands known back then.

Trickett made his accidental but monumental discovery eight years ago when he was browsing through the collection in a Canberra book store. The shop had a replica of the original map preserved in the United States.