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Submerged Great Wall of China in Chengde Shi, China
Accessible only with scuba gear, there is a section of the Great Wall that lies underwater after the area was purposefully flooded to create a source of drinking water.In 1977, the Chinese government...
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Watch This Lego Train Enjoy a Sweet Ride To Underwater City
In so many other situations, an octopus on the train tracks may cause severe alarm. But the cephalopod intruder doesn't disturb anyone here. Not on this railway line, to Underwater City.More than 50...
View ArticlePokémon Go Players Urged to Stop Walking Into Minefields
Pokémon Go players in Bosnia warned to steer clear of landmines - The Guardian https://t.co/BxqRq2X1ZWpic.twitter.com/ehh4T4woVR— Pokemon News (@PokemonsNews) July 20, 2016Bosnia is littered with...
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How to Keep 500 Miles of Underwater Pipeline Secret
Pipelines loaded onto a 'Conundrum' during Operation PLUTO. (Photo: Public Domain)With a view onto a wide, sandy beach and the English Channel beyond, the three whitewashed holiday bungalows along the...
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This Australian School Has Banned Clapping
Clapping is no longer allowed at the Elanora Heights Public School. (Photo: Evan-Amos/CC BY-SA 3.0)A primary school in Sydney, Australia has recently adopted a policy that bans clapping at assemblies,...
View Article285,000 People Urge a Chinese Park to Free the 'World's Saddest Polar Bear'
Thousands call for the release of Pizza, the world's saddest polar bear https://t.co/ssXKE3lgJ8pic.twitter.com/lxIOkBUMeO— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) July 20, 2016Judging by the video evidence,...
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How a Champagne-Laden Steamship Ended Up in a Kansas Cornfield
Uncovering the local legend of the steamboat Arabia laying buried beneath a farmer's field. (Photo: Courtesy of the Arabia Steamboat Museum)“You don’t have to go into the ocean to find a shipwreck,”...
View ArticleA 51-Foot Joint Will Be in Philly for the Democratic National Convention
https://t.co/H9R86P04su Marijuana Activists Plan to Bring 51-Foot Joint to Funk Parade on Saturday #DCnowpic.twitter.com/GdEofgCGFP— DCnow (@DCnowApp) May 3, 2016Marijuana activists will not be...
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The People Who Suffer From Thalassophobia, or Fear of the Sea
If this photo gives you the shakes, you might have thalassophobia. (Photo: Krzysztof Odziomek/Shutterstock)When you think of swimming in the sea, do you get a sinking feeling? Does the thought of what...
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How Did a Shark in a Sydney Aquarium End Up With a Human Arm?
A tiger shark. (Photo: Luiz Felipe V. Puntel/shutterstock.com)In 1935, a shark on display in an Australian aquarium vomited up a human arm. In a regular shark attack story, this would be the happy...
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I Made a Shipwreck Expert Watch The Little Mermaid And Judge Its Nautical Merits
Ariel peers into an anachronistic porthole. (Image: The Little Mermaid)If I were asked to picture a shipwreck, a clear image would pop into my mind. I’ve never seen a shipwreck in real life; most of us...
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Found: The Exact Location of All the Pokémon in Pokémon Go
There they all are. (Image: Ahmed Almutawa)In the magical world of Pokémon Go, Pokémon are all around you. But they’re hidden—to find them, you’re supposed to just walk around until one pops up. This...
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The Sunken City of Baia in Baia, Italy
In its heyday, the Classical Roman city of Baia was the hedonist Las Vegas of the time, but now its remains are partying beneath the waves.A prominent resort city for centuries, Baia catered to the...
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Sant Romà de Sau in Vilanova de Sau, Spain
Sometimes old ruins just get in the way of modern progress. When that happens, there is apparently no other choice than to flood a 1,000-year-old city with breathtaking Romanesque ruins. Despite the...
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Weeki Wachee: City of Live Mermaids in Weeki Wachee, Florida
Long before Disney World became the staple of Florida's tourism industry, there was Weeki Wachee, the City of Live Mermaids. Since opening its doors in 1947, Weeki Wachee has attracted thousands of...
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The Drowned Church of Potosi in Uribante, Venezuela
Between 1985 and 2008, fishermen and daytrippers traveling by boat along the lake formed by the Uribante Reservoir in Táchira, Venezuela would be presented with an unusual and eerie sight: a lone and...
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Billingsgate Island in Eastham, Massachusetts
In the 19th century, Billingsgate Island was home to a prosperous fishing community; today, it’s a brick-strewn shoal beneath the waters of Cape Cod Bay, the rest having been swept away by storms and...
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Golubac Fortress in Smederovo, Serbia
Golubac Fortress is one of the best preserved medieval fortresses in Europe. Yet the advent of modern technology has submerged some of the outer walls of this storied Serbian fortification, finally...
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The Spiral Jetty in Corinne, Utah
Built in 1970 of mud, salt crystals, basalt, and dirt, the Spiral Jetty is 1500 feet long and extends far out into the Great Salt Lake.However no one saw this work for over 30 years. Built during a...
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The Lost City of Heracleion in Al Maadeyah, Egypt
It was only a legend. Appearing in a few rare inscriptions and ancient texts, the city of Thonis-Heracleion was not something anyone expected to find, and no one was looking for it. So it was something...
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