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A Lot of People Are Getting the Measles at Music Festivals in Britain
A fun new between-sets activity? (Image: WikiCommons/Public Domain)Summer music festivals come with plenty of health woes—sunburn; dehydration; nausea; various overindulgences. You might dance too...
View ArticleA Massive Oil Rig Has Washed Up on a Beach in Scotland
Oil rig runs aground off coast of Lewis as Scotland hit by high winds https://t.co/MYbzM2ZVpcpic.twitter.com/oARQUjvzU2— STV News (@STVNews) August 8, 2016A massive oil rig with over 300 tons of diesel...
View ArticleTomb and Skeleton Unearthed, Offering New Evidence of the Ancient Snake Dynasty
Huge 'Snake Dynasty' tomb w/body, gifts & hieroglyphs found in 7/8thC AD #Mayan temple https://t.co/O1nSJxTK7upic.twitter.com/v6a3ENmkr7— Susan Oosthuizen (@DrSueOosthuizen) August 7, 2016A Mayan...
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A Traditional Globe Maker is Making 3-D Versions of Historic Martian Maps
Percival Lowell's Martian canals map may have been troubling in the 19th century, but it now serves as a stunning piece in Michael Plichta's globe manufacturing studio. [All Photos: Michael Martin...
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Italy Will Now Fine You If You Try to Save a Spot at the Beach
Beachgoers in Sardinia. (Photo: Ross Huggett/CC BY 2.0)Italy is home to some of the busiest beaches in the world, which have been popular with vacationers throughout Europe for decades. But that...
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The Linguistic Turf Wars Over the Singular 'They'
The use of the word "they" has been debated by linguists and copy editors alike. (Photo: zebicho/shutterstock.com)A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that...
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The Original Assassins Were a Feared Cult That Ordered Hits All Over the...
Alamut Castle, home of the Assassins, can be seen perched atop this massive rock. (All Photos: Sherwin Shams)If you were a member of a secretive, banned religious sect in the 11th century, chances are...
View ArticleNASA Refuses To Return Apollo 11 Bag They Accidentally Auctioned Off
#Apollo11 lunar sample bag lands at center of lawsuits: https://t.co/AJ96N1yEaTpic.twitter.com/yyX06cKO2O— collectSPACE (@collectSPACE) August 6, 2016Houston, we have a problem—with that astronaut’s...
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Found: A Lot of Planets, Minerals, and Strange Creatures in 'No Man's Sky'
Planets and creatures. (Photo: No Man's Sky)At midnight of this past night, after a whole lot of anticipation, the game No Man's Sky was released. It is a game about exploration: you find yourself on a...
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The Reichenbach Falls in Schattenhalb, Switzerland
Whilst there are some waterfalls in the world, such as the Niagara and the Victoria, that draw thousands of tourists each year to marvel at their natural wonder, there is one hidden away in the alps of...
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Dushanbe Flagpole in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
How high does the Flag of Tajikistan fly? According to the Guinness Book of World Records, higher than any other at a dizzying 541 ft. The Dushanbe Flagpole was constructed by a San Diego-based...
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O'Reilly Spite House in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Francis O'Reilly did not like hearing the word "no". When his neighbor refused to buy his investment parcel of land, O'Reilly did what any even-minded, well-mannered neighborly guy would do-he built a...
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Davis Memorial in Hiawatha, Kansas
John Davis met his wife Sarah near Hiawatha, Kansas in the 1870's and they settled down to a simple and prosperous farm life, but when Sarah died, John set about creating a vastly expensive memorial to...
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Opus 40 in Saugerties, New York
Nestled in the woods below the Overlook and Roundtop Mountains in the Catskills, Opus 40 takes the visitor by surprise.In 1938, artist and sculptor Harvey Fite purchased the quarry as a source of stone...
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When Ancient Romans Had Their Clothes Stolen, They Responded With Curse Tablets
A Roman curse tablet from Bath. (Photo: Mike Peel/CC BY-SA 4.0)Famed for its healing waters and once home to Jane Austen, the southwestern British city of Bath also boasts a history rich in Roman...
View ArticleThis Bridge Has a Cool, New Feature: A Bike Path to Nowhere
Montreal's Mercier Bridge features bike path to nowhere https://t.co/okvNxAZkiZ— Montreal Gazette (@mtlgazette) August 7, 2016Later this week, Montreal's Mercier Bridge will reopen after two months of...
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How to Tell an Australian From a New Zealander
Australia and New Zealand, mostly affectionate southern siblings. (Image: Public Domain)To Australians and New Zealanders, the differences between the two countries’ cultures, accents, and national...
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During the Nazi Occupation of Norway, Humor Was the Secret Weapon
Anti-Nazi graffiti on the streets of Oslo, reading "Live" above the monogram for the Norwegian king, who had fled when the Germans invaded in 1940. (Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images)One cold morning in...
View ArticleWatch Women Face Off in an Intense 1927 Tug of War Competition
Two teams of seven to eight mighty women line up along the length of the rope, ready to demonstrate their strength. In this 1927 clip, the Sudbury, England tug of war team known as the “Nippies” pull...
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A Wawa Fan's Confession: I Think I Might Like Sheetz
A Sheetz. (Photo: Ildar Sagdejev/CC BY-SA 4.0)It’s hard to say quite when it started, or where, other than in an anonymous cluster of fast-food options along a Pennsylvania highway, but in recent years...
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