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Photos From a Perilous 464-Day Sled Journey Across the Frozen Arctic Ocean
At the North Pole on April 6, 1969. Left to right: Roy ‘Fritz’ Koerner, Ken Hedges, Allan Gill and expedition leader Sir Wally Herbert. Said Sir Wally of the journey, "It seemed like conquering a...
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We Are Still Rattling Chains and Crunching Leaves To Signal It's Halloween
Halloween sound effect albums never go out of their crrepy, goofy style. (Image: Youtube)A chain rattles, and the wind blows. A skeleton moves its bones, and a woman shrieks. A wolf growls and a ghost...
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Brennender Berg in Saarbrücken, Germany
While preparing a visit to nearby Dutweiler's coal mines and forges in 1770, literary giant Johann Wolfgang Goethe had heard rumors of a nearby "burning mountain" and found it worth investigating. This...
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Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Funiculì, Funiculà, 'ncoppa, jamme jà"So goes the song written in 1880 to celebrate the opening of the funicular railroad up the side of Mount Vesuvius. There aren’t that many funiculars – or...
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The Psychology Behind Why We Believe in Conspiracy Theories
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. (NASA/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain)This article originally appeared on Motherboard.According to a 2013 poll, as many as 12 million Americans believe in the...
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Are Prey Animals Scared All The Time?
Gerard Rijsbrack's "Deer Hunt," from the late 18th century. (Image: Gerard Rijsbrack/Portail des collections des musées de France, Public Domain)In September 1865, a young Charles Darwin first set foot...
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The Book Thing in Baltimore, Maryland
Little, free libraries are popping up all over major cities across America; but in Baltimore, this really gigantic free library was way ahead of its time. The Book Thing of Baltimore is a delightful...
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Rayne Frog Festival in Rayne, Louisiana
Tucked away in Cajun country is a tiny corner of the world dedicated to commemorating the days when frogs were king. For over a century, Rayne, Louisiana has been known as “The Frog Capital of the...
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In a small town called Bomarzo, 42 miles north of Rome, the woods are full of monsters.Created in the mid-16th century by Prince Pier Francesco Orsini, the Park of Monsters is a surreal sculpture...
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Subotica's Art Nouveau Synagogue in Subotica, Serbia
Built at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jakab and Komor Square Synagogue in Subotica (locally referred to simply as the Subotica synagogue) is one of the finest surviving pieces of religious...
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Wamba Ossuary in Wamba, Spain
Notably Wamba is the only municipality in Spain whose name contains the letter W, but it also contains one of the country's largest ossuaries. Deep in the vaults of the Santa Maria Church in Wamba, the...
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Man in the Sea Museum in Panama City Beach, Florida
Among the most complete – and oddly nonchalant – assemblages of its kind in the world, the Man in the Sea Museum has an almost absurdist air to the frankness with which it portrays man's attempts to...
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Six Banned Candies You Won’t Be Getting On Halloween
Haribo sugar free gummy bears, discontinued because of, er, digestive troubles. (Photo: jamz196/flickr)Treats have been part of the Halloween tradition for centuries, and in the U.S., candy has been...
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These Retirees Enjoy Long Walks on the Beach in Search of Dead Birds
A Harlequin duck, one of the species COASST monitors. (Photo: Peter Massas/Wikipedia)“We have over 1000 dead birds to our credit,” says Diane Bilderback. “We’re working on our second 1000,” adds her...
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Why Can’t Ghosts Let Go of the Victorian Era?
A Victoria-era stereograph showing a ghost scaring man and boy. (Photo: Library of Congress)When you search for ghost costumes online, you’ll find three major categories. The first is a simple white,...
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FOUND: 22 Ancient Shipwrecks in One Archipelago
Amphorae (Photo: Fourni Underwater Survey/V Mentogiani)There's a Greek archipelago called Fourni that for centuries was tempting to sailors. Many ships traveled through the area and visited its mostly...
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R.L. Stine Loved Haunting Your 90s Childhood With 'Goosebumps' Books
A Goosebumps postcard (teakwood/Flickr/Creative Commons)This article originally appeared on Motherboard.There’s not much that scares R.L. Stine, though he’s had a lot of time to think about it. The...
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Empire of Atlantium in Reids Flat, Australia
The Empire of Atlantium is the world's "foremost aspirant extraterritorial, transnational, intercultural, panarchist state." If that sounds like a load of heady political posturing, that's because it's...
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Cerritos Sculpture Garden in Cerritos, California
In the civic center of the relatively quiet Los Angeles suburb of Cerritos, a garden blooms. It's not completely finished–it's designed to house at least 20 sculptures, and as of this writing, it only...
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