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Under New Zealand’s Dark Skies, Insects Recover and Humans Reconnect with a Lost View
The massive South Island stargazing reserve is a respite from light pollution for many species, including our own.
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Ekranoplan Lun
An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.
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During a bubonic plague outbreak in 1665, this village quarantined itself, allowing no-one in or out during the fourteen months that the plague took hold. Thanks to their self-imposed quarantine, they... View More
Eyam Plague Village Museum
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
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Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk
“Butter eater” was once a terrible insult.
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This castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while he was sitting on the toilet.
Predjama Castle
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
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The house’s owner was listed as “FBI” in public records, and its inhabitant’s occupation as “Clerk - really a spy.” Subtle.
The Painfully Obvious FBI Spy House
The homeowner was listed as “FBI” in public records, and its inhabitant’s occupation as “Clerk - really a spy.”
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Watch Five Alarmingly Calm Men Stand Under an Exploding Atomic Bomb
In 1957 a group of soldiers watched an atom bomb go off directly above their heads.
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In the 1800s, This British Isle Was Covered in Groves of 12-Foot-Tall Kale
Until relatively recently, it was a common sight.
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No—these are not haunted houses in need of an exorcism. Rather, 'ghost houses', or akiya, are abandoned homes that towns cannot get rid of through demolition or resale.
‘Ghost Houses’ Haunt a Rapidly Aging Japan
Young heirs are abandoning the family homes of their forebears.
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