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Crypt Beneath St. Joseph des Carmes in Paris, France
Despite reminders of the French Revolution nearly everywhere you look, the one thing that can be hard to fathom in modern-day Paris is the sheer terror of The Terror. There’s at least one place where...
View ArticleFisherman Catches Second Blue Lobster, Which Is Very, Very Hard to Do
Local lobsterman hauls in a rare blue lobster off Plymouth https://t.co/XCysiz9iXTpic.twitter.com/urO9BnTrnN— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) August 10, 2016Catching a blue lobster is rare. Very rare....
View ArticleWatch This Creepy Arm Machine Stuck in an Endless Cycle of Wimpy High Fives
If you and a friend mess up a celebratory high five, you give it another go. The loud clap of the perfect high five is a satisfying feeling.Sadly, the two wobbly arms in this video never get that...
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Beckton Alp in London, England
When Beckton Gas Works was opened in 1870 it was situated close to the docks and far enough away from the populous areas of London to prevent city dwellers being inconvenienced by its effusions....
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The Museum of Pinball in Banning, California
As the Museum of Pinball puts it "Pinball doesn’t need to be SAVED – it needs to be SAVORED!"There are many amazing pinball locations across the United States but none can touch the scale of the Museum...
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Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library in Biloxi,...
Located in Biloxi, Mississippi, Beauvoir is the estate where Jefferson Davis retired after he was released from federal custody following the Civil War. Today, it serves as the presidential library for...
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The Long History Behind Fencers' Hit-Detecting Electrified Gear
(Photo: Marie-Lan Nguyen/CC BY 2.5)Fencing is a very precise sport. Two fencers battle each other with one of three weapons, a foil, épée, or sabre, which in practice are three very thin rods, with...
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Maryland Gold Mine Ruins in Potomac, Maryland
During the Civil War a Union soldier unintentionally panning for gold while cleaning pots and pans in a nearby stream made the first discovery of gold in the area of Maryland outside of Washington,...
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Mug House Pub in Claines, England
The Mug House is a traditional public house located in the English village of Claines that dates back to the 15th century. Traditional in most senses, at least.The exact location of the pub is near the...
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See the 'House-Sized' Boulder that Shut Down This National Park Road
(All photos by National Park Service)Late Wednesday night, after some storms in Zion National Park in southwestern Utah, park officials noted on Facebook that they had a problem: a "house-sized"...
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Kinsey Institute Gallery in Bloomington, Indiana
The legendary Kinsey Institute, tucked away in a discrete corner of Indiana University since 1947, is well known for the pioneering work on human sexual behaviour begun by its founder and namesake,...
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A Complete Listing of All the Hardware at the Department of Energy Headquarters
(Photo: Department of Energy)A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.In February, I filed a few requests to different agencies asking for their “hardware inventory reports,” after...
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From the Biles To the Wolf Jump, This Cheat Sheet Will Help You Talk Gymnastics
Simone Biles, mid-move, during the August 9th team competition. (Photo: Agência Brasil Fotografias/CC BY 2.0)Like most fans, gymnastics-heads speak in a dense tangle of slang. Spend time with them,...
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Hidden Egyptian Temple in Field Museum Break Room in Chicago, Illinois
It’s a normal office break room — fluorescent lighting, coat rack, microwave. But it’s located in a museum, so of course there’s something a little quirky about it. In this case, it’s the...
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Barack Obama Plaza in Moneygall, Ireland
Located at a highway junction along the R445 motorway, the Barack Obama Plaza appears, at first glance, as nothing more than a gas station. The outside has gas pumps, and the inside looks like it might...
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Al Janadriyah Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Every year in late winter/early spring outside the city of Riyadh there is a two-week cultural festival that is a combination of living history, military air show, world's fair, and celebration of all...
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A 600,000-Flower Carpet Is Beautifying Brussels
That big colorful rectangle is made out of flowers. (All photos: Copyright Wim Vanmaele)On your average day, the Grand Place in Brussels is fascinating in its own way—its UNESCO World Heritage Site...
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Sniffing Behind the Scenes of the Westminster Dog Show
A groomer applies hairspray to a competitor. (All Photos: Cait Oppermann)The dog, a German shorthaired pointer with a white and brown coat, stands tall next to his proud owner.Nearby, in large purple...
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Exit Interview: I Was Bernie Sanders' Chief Advance Man
Marc Levitt. (Photo: Arun Chaudhary) Presidential campaigns don’t plan themselves. For the months in which a candidate is on the road, wheeling from state to state, event to event, there’s an entire...
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Found: Pot (Lots of Pot) in a Porta-Potty
There is it. (Photo: Rogue River Police Department)In Rogue River, Ore., a man walking his dog in the park in the morning opened a Porta-Potty, and found a lot of pot.He called the local police, for...
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