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The FOIA Request That the CIA Didn't Touch for Six Years
A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.Back in 2011, MuckRock user Jason Smathersfiled a FOIA with the CIA for all responses they had sent to requesters containing the term “record...
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The Last Place To Experience 2016 Will Be An Abandoned Island Full Of Bird Poop
As 2016 draws to a close, just about everyone is thinking the same thing—boy, are we going to miss it! Every year must end, but something about this one was special: maybe the unceasing political...
View ArticleFound: Viking Jewelry Sent to a Museum by an Anonymous Donor
Anonymous donor of NMI artefacts & #treasure sought to help determine where these were found. #InformFutureResearchhttps://t.co/LEgo3mjos3— Archaeology @ITSligo (@ITS_Archaeology) December 28,...
View ArticleWatch a Bird Trick Meerkats Out of Their Food
Sometimes in nature, it’s not about who works the hardest, but who cons the smartest. Such is the case in the complicated relationship between drongo birds and meerkats in the deserts of Southern...
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Fort Washington in Fort Washington, Maryland
During the War of 1812, 4,000 veteran Redcoats (so-called "Waterloo Men") landed on the Patuxent River, marched in a wide arc around Fort Washington—the only defensive fortification in the area until...
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San Francisco Was Just Subjected to a Mysterious, Gross Smell
It did not come from a gas leak.It did not come from the refinery.It did not come from the sewer system.But it came from somewhere. Around 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning, residents of San Francisco...
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Novelty Automation in London, England
An offshoot of Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, Novelty Automation is a funhouse filled with homemade retro arcade games, most of them satirical in nature.Buy your tokens and you can live out dozens of...
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Happy New Year! You Are Now a Year Older in Korea
The New Year might be the worst time to have a birthday. A birthday party in the early days of January struggles to attract attendees, you probably get combined holiday and birthday presents, and...
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Wiñay Wayna in Cusco Region, Peru
The hike to the ruins of Wiñay Wayna is like a hike through time itself. Something about it just feels eternal. Named for the delicate orchids that dot the landscape, the name means “forever young” in...
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Why Fighters Stare at Each Other So Intensely at the Pre-Bout Weigh-In
On the night of December 30, millions of mixed martial arts (MMA) fans around the world will watch fighters "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey and Amanda "Lioness" Nunes pummel the living daylights out of each other...
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Ruins of the Jumiège Abbey in Jumièges, France
Of all the ruins in France, this historic abbey in a lazy loop of the lower Seine might be the most impressive. In the river oxbows of Normandy, between the towns of Rouen and La Havre, the village of...
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In England, You Can Camp in Abandoned Medieval Churches
Throughout Southeast England, a small batch of modern pilgrims have been traveling to visit and sleep in ancient churches. They’re not necessarily seeking a religious experience—rather, they are part...
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A Giant Ball Isn’t The Only Thing Being Dropped On New Year’s Eve
On New Year’s Eve, Times Square and its giant ball have seemingly monopolized the dropped-at-midnight industry. However, there are objects dropping simultaneously all over the country as the calendar...
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A Visual History of the Rise—and Demise—of Rasputin
All artwork comes from the webcomic Rasputina, by Darmon Richter and Diana Naneva. Read more at Rasputina.net.
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Visiting Disney World is the Modern Version of Making a Medieval Pilgrimage
At Walt Disney World, the weeks around Christmas are one of the most crowded times of the year: from all over the country and all over the world, families flock to Orlando to be in this special space...
View ArticleWatch Paper Masterpieces of China's Forgotten Tribes Unfold in Pop-Up Books
When you open the cover of a pop-up book, components of the story spring to life. While they may often be associated with children's books about monsters and fairy tales, artist and photographer...
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Åtvidaberg Sun Cannon in Åtvidaberg, Sweden
Åtvidaberg is in southeast Sweden, about 30 miles from the Baltic Sea. It’s a small industrial town, once dominated by copper mining and manufacturing. Today the town is best known for three things:...
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Route 66 Sidewalk Highway in Miami, Oklahoma
Historic Route 66—America’s Main Street—has 2,451 miles of stories to tell. From one of the last remaining “Muffler Men” in Wilmington, Illinois, to the End of the Trail in Santa Monica, the Mother...
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The World's Oldest Pool of Water in Timmins, Canada
Deep in a Canadian mine, already “the world's deepest base metal mine below sea level,” scientists have found pools of water that date back not millions but billions of years. A team of geoscientists...
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Pheasant Island in France / Spain
On the western border between France and Spain, wedged between the two countries, there lies a two-acre island with no sign of human interference, save an inscribed white monument in the middle. It may...
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