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Bisbee Stairs in Bisbee, Arizona
Tucked in a valley in Arizona's majestic Mule Mountains, Bisbee was founded in the late 19th century after the discovery of enormous mineral resources in the area. Having little flat land to work with,...
View ArticleYou Can Again Dine at the KGB's Favorite Restaurant
Aragvi, le Maxim's de la nomenklatura soviétique, rouvre ses portes à Moscou https://t.co/3WRniPSRTG#AFPpic.twitter.com/uDuZ1624rW— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) May 17, 2016In Soviet Moscow, if you...
View ArticleWatch a Fast and Furious Bout of Competitive Tree Felling
For regulars at the annual Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia, scenes like the one above, in which men simultaneously climb and chop wooden poles in a crowded arena, are routine. But for the rest...
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Campanópolis in González Catan, Argentina
Antonio Campana was a self-made supermarket millionaire. When he was diagnosed with terminal throat cancer, he decided to sell everything and dedicate the rest of his life to building a dream.The land...
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Kool Herc's Block in Bronx, New York
This West Bronx apartment building is the former home of the legendary DJ Kool Herc, who is attributed with being central in the birth of hip-hop. The recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Ave saw some of...
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The International Space Station Has Completed Its 100,000th Orbit of Earth
(Photo: NASA/Public Domain)The International Space Station has been circling the Earth for a very long time. Over 17 years, in fact, enough to travel over 2.6 billion miles, or about the distance from...
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The Facial Recognition App That Could End Public Anonymity in Russia
Moscow's famous Red Square. (Photo: Christophe Meneboeuf/CC BY-SA 3.0)A new app that has already amassed over half a million users in Russia claims to be able to identify strangers on the street using...
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Argentière Glacier in Chamonix, France
The Argentière Glacier is a magnificent hulk of ice. At nine kilometers long (5.6 miles), it’s one of the largest glaciers in France’s Mont Blanc massif, though like most glaciers across the globe, it...
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The True Story of the Rainforest Cafe is Even Wilder Than You Thought
A Rainforest Cafe mascot, Cha Cha the red-eyed tree frog. (Photo: Miranda 72/CC BY 2.0)It can be hard to hear the daily specials over the storm, a loud and distracting production that happens every 17...
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St Bride's Church & Charnel House in London, England
Designed by Christopher Wren in the late 17th century, St. Bride's Church is a familiar part of the London skyline and has long been known as the "journalists' church," thanks to its location in the...
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Shanghart Supermarket in Shanghai, China
Xu Zhen is a young, contemporary Chinese artist who looks to combine conceptual art with social critique. Critical of global consumerism, he created an empty supermarket that sells absolutely...
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We Now Have Evidence of a Mega-Asteroid Strike from 3.5 Billion Years ago
(Photo: NASA/Public Domain)Some 3.5 billion years ago a massive asteroid slammed into the Earth. This wasn't just any asteroid. Scientists estimate that it was over 12 miles wide, and hit our planet...
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How Trees Sleep
Shhhh, this tree might be sleeping! (Photo: Petr Kratochvil/Public Domain)Have you ever stood under a tree at night, looked up through its criss-cross of branches, and wondered, "What is it up...
View ArticleWatch Buoys Dance With the Flow in This Ocean Current Visualization
There are regions of the ocean where garbage and marine debris amass from the ebb and flow of the oceans’ currents. No matter where floating debris originates, a lot of it ends up drifting between five...
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For Sale: A Back To The Future DeLorean
This Japanese Delorean replica is on sale. (Photo: Jeremy Thompson/CC BY 2.0)Marty! Time is running out to buy a replica DeLorean from the last Back To The Future theme park ride in the world! Although...
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A Secret Forest Grew for Millennia in North America Without Anyone Noticing
A cedar making its life on the cliff face. (Photo: Peter Kelly)Doug Larson was not looking for old trees. The ecologist started working on the cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment because, like the tundra...
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An Indian Village Plants 111 Trees Every Time a Girl is Born
Rajasthani women partaking in Piplantri's tree planting program. (All photos courtesy of Piplantri.com)Shyam Sundar Paliwal, the former leader of a small village in Rajasthan, India, lost his daughter...
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7 Nominees for the Best Tree in Literature
All illustrations by Tao Tao HolmesThe trees we meet in books come in all shapes, sizes, and consciousness levels, enabling different sorts of mysteries, enchantments, and adolescent epiphanies....
View Article15 Trees That Can't Even Right Now
Someone, help these trees. A twree-storm. 1.This tree burned itself down while freebasing cocaine and is all like, "Aaaaahhh." pic.twitter.com/qTnumkggeq— Jon Mooallem (@jmooallem) September 19, 20152....
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Uhrenstube Aschau in Aschau im Burgenland, Austria
In the remote and lovely village of Aschau, Austria, local Wolfgang Komzak has gathered a private collection of clocks that seems frozen in time, much like the town itself. Opened in 2003, Komzak...
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