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Rietveld-Schröder House in Utrecht, Paesi Bassi
When an enthusiast of the avant-garde artist Truus Schröder-Schräder commissioned a house for herself and her three children, she asked Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld to design a home with no...
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The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields in New York, New York
Walking through the narrow gate into the gardens at St. Luke in the Fields is like diving underwater. The din of the West Village on a weekday morning—jackhammers, cell phone conversations, car horns,...
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Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church in Inari, Finland
One of the oldest buildings in northern Lapland, Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church (Pielpajärven erämaakirkko) was built in 1760 after the Christianization of the local people on the site of an old Sami...
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EVE Online Monument in Reykjavík, Iceland
Most video games honor their players with monuments created in their virtual worlds, but the makers behind EVE Online created a real life tribute to its players to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the...
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The Grave of Tom Thumb in Tattershall, United Kingdom
Nestled in the quaint Lincolnshire countryside is the village of Tattershall where, according to legend, the remains of a miniature folk hero can still be found. Visitors who step inside the town’s...
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Mesmerizing Underwater Photos of WWII Shipwrecks That Sunk in Canada
In the summer months, a parade of icebergs break way from the Arctic and make their way south drifting through the region called Iceberg Alley. Divers visiting the Bell Island shipwrecks often divert...
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Why You Can't Put Real Dirt in Rooftop Gardens
The ACROS Fukuoka building in Japan, with a green roof. (Photo: yyama/shutterstock.com)If you thought that cultivating a rooftop garden involved putting dirt on top of a building, think again.Make the...
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The Remnants of Tin Pan Alley in New York, New York
Tin Pan Alley is synonymous with the golden age of American song writing, when New York was the world's epicenter of composing, lyric writing, and sheet music publishing. But less known is that Tin Pan...
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Until WWII, Americans in China Had Their Own Special Expat Courts
The Bund, Shanghai, 1928. (Photo: Public Domain/WikiCommons)On July 2, 1937, a 20-year-old Stanford student visited Shanghai after a year studying abroad in southern China. Curious about the "judiciary...
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FOUND: Birds' Nests Made of Russian Currency
A scrap of bird's nest (Photo: Alexey Alexeev/VW)In Zvenigorod, one of the oldest towns in the area surrounding Moscow, a cathedral that was first built in the early 15th century was undergoing...
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From Zeus to Williams-Sonoma: The History of the Cornucopia
Do these classical nymphs even know it's almost Thanksgiving? (Image: Wikipedia)Well America, it’s almost that time of year again: time to haul out the decorative cornucopias.Perhaps you'll shell out...
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North Rona Island in Scotland, United Kingdom
Once home to a 6th century saint, medieval monks, plague-infested rats, sailors, shepherds and farmers, North Rona now hosts just some ruins, sea caves, sea calfs, sea birds, a lot of sea spray, and...
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When Pigs and Other Farm Animals Fly
Dairy cows eye their potential future. (Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner/Flickr)Next time you trace a nice chemtrail across the sky, or end up next to another plane on the runway, think twice before you...
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The Unexpected Origins of Fecal Transplants: Termites
Termites. (Photo: Bernard DuPont/flickr) What do termites and fecal implants have in common? It turns out that the little bugs are the unsung innovators in an increasingly popular medical...
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Bom Jesus do Monte in Tenões, Portugal
The religious site at Bom Jesus do Monte's roots date all the way back to the 14th century, when the tradition of making pilgrimage (especially to anywhere on high) blossomed as a way for devotees to...
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Fleeting Wonders: Climbers Caught Scaling the Eiffel Tower
View from the edge. (Photo: Fidelio/WikiCommons CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)A few evenings ago, dressed in sneakers, slacks, and a magenta sweater, a British freeclimber and his friend casually scaled...
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Anthem Veteran's Memorial in Anthem, Arizona
Every Veteran's Day, for exactly one minute, this monument can be seen in its full glory.Composed of five pillars, each representing an arm of the U.S. military, the monument's shadows will align at...
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Secret Chambers, Grain Silos and the Long, Long History of Pyramid Conspiracy...
The Giza Pyramid complex, photographed by Eduard Spelterini from a hot air balloon in 1904. (Photo: Public Domain/WikiCommons) In 867 AD, a European monk named Bernard caught a ride on a slave ship out...
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Republic of Uzupis in Vilnius, Lithuania
Don't Fight, Don't Win, Don't Surrender. These are the rallying cries of the Republic of Užupis, population 7,000. It is a self-declared, largely unrecognized, independent republic within the...
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The Phillips Mausoleum in Tallahassee, Florida
The historic Oakland Cemetery is located near the corner of Brevard and North Bronough streets. Perhaps its most storied structure is a strange onion-domed mausoleum. This crypt was built in the early...
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