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How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained
Mulberry Street, where New York's "Little Italy" is centered, c. 1909. (Photo: Library of Congress)“Don’t eat gabagool, Grandma,” says Meadow Soprano on an early episode of The Sopranos, perhaps the...
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Benbulben Barite Mine in Sligo, Ireland
In a beautiful, remote part of Ireland stands the remains of Benbulben Barite Mine.The once industrious mine was used to unearth barite, a mineral used in cement as an aggregate, or ground down and...
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Chemirocha: How An American Country Singer Became A Kenyan Star
Hugh Tracey in the International Library of African Music at Msaho, Roodepoort 1960s. (Photo: Public Domain/WikiCommons) There’s a song drifting around the backwaters of the internet called...
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The Weird, Endless World of Non-Sports Trading Cards
At some point, even Desert Storm got it's own set of trading cards. (Image: UnknownNet Photography/Flickr)Maybe you remember collecting X-Men cards during your childhood, or maybe your parents had a...
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The Little Woodcutter in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Despite its location across from one of Amsterdam’s busiest squares, this tiny statue goes easily unnoticed. If you look up between the branches of a large tree in the Vondlepark, you may spot a very...
View Article100 Wonders: The Vampire Panic
In the final installment from our spooky October 100 Wonders, we bring you the Highgate Cemetery, and the Great Vampire Panic of 1970.Highgate is one of the great Victorian cemeteries, crammed with...
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Bunker-42 in Moscow, Russia
There's an amazing tunnel system snaking beneath the streets of Moscow, leading to a secret cold war fortress once code named "Bunker-42."Designed and built after the first series of nuclear tests the...
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Moro Rock in Three Rivers, California
Jutting out from the top of Sequoia National Park is a granite dome called Moro Rock, named for the roan-colored mustang of one “Mr. Swanson” from nearby Three Rivers, who, in the 1860s inadvertently...
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Exit Interview: I Spent 20 Years Behind the Wheel of a Big Rig
Gord Magill, on the road (Photo: Courtesy of Gord Magill)Long-haul trucking isn’t the sort of job where you can go to work, space out, and come home at night. Driving a truck means living a different...
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Unseen Photos of Jewish Life in Europe, Before and After World War II
Interior of the Anhalter Bahnhof railway terminus near Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, 1929–early 1930s. (Photo: © Mara Vishniac Kohn, courtesy International Center of Photography)Roman Vishniac, born in...
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Collings Foundation in Stow, Massachusetts
Ever wondered what it's like inside a World War II heavy bomber? The Collings Foundation will not only give you the opportunity to find out, they'll bring it to you. A private non-profit, the Collings...
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Found: An Arizona Mystery Machine
The mystery machine, posed for the spotlight. (All Photos: City of Mesa Transportation Department)A mysterious metal machine in Mesa, Arizona is gumming up pretty much everyone who tries to identify...
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Playworkers, Ph. Ds, and the Growing Adventure Playground Movement
Create your own adventure. (Photo: Suzanna Law/Pop-Up Adventure Play)More and more people are considering a new degree: Ph.D in Playwork. Why? Because children’s play has lost its way. Across the...
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Cephalopod Science is Even Weirder and More Mysterious Than You Imagined
This cute little guy may be the future of medicinal technology. (Courtesy of Joshua Rosenthal/Used with Permission)A report was released earlier this month about a trio of baby giant squid that was...
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Fleeting Wonders: A UK Supermarket Is Hiring a Christmas Light Untangler
One of the worst parts of the holidays ... untangling the lights. (Photo: Joseph Nadler/flickr)Folks seem so flummoxed by their knotted piles of holiday lights that a Tesco supermarket is launching the...
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The Early Spy Manual That Turned Bad Middle Management Into An Espionage Tactic
The Simple Sabotage Field Manual, declassified in the 1970s. (Photo: Joe Loong/Flickr)When you think of Allied espionage, you might imagine disguised explosives, wiretaps, bat bombs, or other dramatic...
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The Government-Funded Tourist Guide Written by Poets and Pulitzer Winners
"A guide to the golden state": the Federal Writers Project California guide. (Photo: Library of Congress)In 1975 the TV show The Waltons, a fixture of the 1970s CBS Thursday night lineup, aired an...
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Bay Islands Underwater Museum in Roatán, Honduras
The Bay Islands Underwater Museum is the only one in Honduras, and totally glorious.The place is known for its combination of marine life and history, spanning four eras involving Spanish settlers,...
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Rosalila Temple in Copán Ruinas, Honduras
This amazingly well-preserved Mayan temple was found in an excellent state of preservation from the base up to the roof, including its highly elaborated painted stucco decoration.Unlike other buildings...
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The Cave of the Glowing Skulls in Talgua , Honduras
After the Talgua Caves in Honduras were discovered, they were renamed “The Cave of the Glowing Skulls” because of how the light reflected in the calcite deposits found in the bones of the burial...
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