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33 Thomas Street in New York, New York
So you finally noticed that terrifying, windowless skyscraper in the middle of Manhattan? It's fine, really. Now, move along.Officially known as the "Long Lines Building," New York's doom-iest tower...
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Brevard White Squirrels in Brevard, North Carolina
Sure there are albino squirrels, but somehow it seems even stranger that there would be white squirrels that aren't albinos. However North Carolina city of Brevard has a population of just such a...
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Kaieteur Falls in Potaro-Siparuni Region, Guyana
Ever wonder what it might feel like to be the last humans on earth, witnessing a river plummet off the edge of the world? It might look something like Kaieteur Falls. Deep within Guyana's region of the...
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Author's Ridge in Concord, Massachusetts
Nestled within the lovely expanse of Massachusetts' Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, is a little plot within the plots that is full of, as the name suggests, the graves of a staggering number of famous...
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almighty Opp in Los Angeles, California
For over a decade, a monthly "service" arrives by bike to corner of Western & Elmwood in Koreatown to blow your mind, only to bike away again after the witching hour. The almighty Opp is one of...
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Fleeting Wonders: Watch the Atlas V Rocket Scribble All Over The Florida Sky
What is this huge spoon scooping up the Florida skyline? (Image: veroskibum/Youtube)Floridians up before dawn this morning were treated to a strange, unearthly sight—a plume of light arcing over the...
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Tree of Ténéré in Sahara Desert, Niger
At one time, the spindly acacia tree known as the Tree of Ténéré was the lone natural landmark amidst miles of barren Niger desert. but after it was destroyed in what may have been a drunken accident,...
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Rebecca Nurse Homestead and Graveyard in Danvers, Massachusetts
Not far from the popular Salem Village Witchcraft Victims Memorial, the Rebecca Nurse Homestead and Graveyard stands as a memorial to the hardships of 17th century life in the province of Massachusetts...
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Made of woven grass and spanning 118 feet, the Q'eswachaka (pronounced with a lateral "click") or Keshwa Chaca, is the world's last example of an Incan bridge. This ancient rope suspension bridge,...
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Breathing While Saxophone Playing Should Be An Olympic Sport
Colin Stetson. (Photo: jean-daniel pauget/flickr)When Colin Stetson, the Montreal-based saxophonist, performs, he looks as though he’s giving birth. Clutching his instrument, usually a gigantic bass...
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How One Runestone Suddenly Reappeared After Being Lost for 300 Years
U 170 (Image: Johan Peringskiöld)Torun Zachrisson always knew that a runestone once stood near the spot, just northeast of Stockholm, where she'd been taking archaeology students for almost a decade....
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Birthplace of the Stockholm Syndrome in Stockholm, Sweden
The robbery at Norrmalmstorg in 1973 took an unexpected turn when the hostage started sympathizing with their captors. In an instant the Stockholm Syndrome was born.The corner at the intersection...
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Soothe Yourself By Watching Tiny Meals Being Cooked in Tiny Kitchens
A screenshot from Miniature Space's sushi-making video.Here's a novel option if you're stressed out and seeking a way to relax: fire up YouTube and lean in close to see human hands making tiny meals...
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FOUND: 2.6 Trillion Trees
So many trees (Photo: Anita Ritenour/Wikimedia)How many trees are there on Earth? There's never been a true tree census, where people go from forest to forest counting each tree individually. The best...
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Fleeting Wonders: A Chicken That Crossed the Road, in Traffic
A visual approximation of the hen in question. (Photo: Konstantin Nikiforov/Wikipedia)On Wednesday morning a hackneyed old joke became an unexpected reality when a chicken attempted to cross the road...
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South River Vineyard in Geneva, Ohio
Everyone knows that churches and wine go together like lock-ins and making-out, but it took one man's vision to bring this abandoned church to where the wine could best be enjoyed.Originally built in...
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I Found a Female Serial Killer in My Family Tree
The church in the village of Guestling, where Luke Spencer's ancestor lived. (Photo: Mark Duncan/WikiCommons CC BY-SA 2.0)Thanks to online resources like Ancestry.com, tracing your family tree has...
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Kerid Crater Lake in Grímsnes , Iceland
In Iceland, you can't just have a stunning lake. No, it also has to be inside of a volcanic caldera. And sometimes that's not even enough, so the showiest country in the world provides something like...
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Old Franklin Park Zoo Bear Pens in Boston, Massachusetts
When the Franklin Park Zoo expanded, the bears got some new enclosures, but taking down bear-proof cages is a lot harder than putting them up, the old ones were just left where they were to moulder...
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