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This Was the Turducken of Border Disputes
Dahala Khagrabari (#51) used to be a piece of India inside Bangladesh, inside India, inside Bangladesh
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The Parks Service Just Added Four New National Historic Landmarks
Masonic memorials, bison jumps and parks
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The Middle East Just Lived Through One of the Hottest Days in History
An Iranian city logged a 165-degree heat index last week as temperatures continue to boil
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Astronauts Have Some Weird Pre-Launch Traditions
Rituals are important when you’re about to rocket into space
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NYC Subway Technology Goes Way Back…to the 1930s
America’s busiest subway system relies on vintage machines
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The Mystery of Minnesota’s Disappearing River
Half a river is missing in the Judge C.R. Magney State Park
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Times Square’s Iconic Billboards May Be Illegal
Bright lights, big city, breaking the law
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In Mexico, a Gritty Neighborhood Has Become a 65,000-Square-Foot Mural
A hillside in Pachuca gets a psychedelic makeover
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This Huge, Gooey Blob Could Be a Clutch of Squid Eggs
The blob was the size of a car…and completely baffling to a group of divers
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Venezuela Is About to Run Out of Beer
Strict import laws could make Venezuela’s taps dry up in just a few weeks
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Officials Had to Use A Snowplow to Reclaim a Bridge in Iowa Swarmed by Mayflies
An unusually large emergence of aquatic insects created temporarily hazardous conditions
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This Video of Lightning in Slow Motion is Strangely Entrancing
Hypnotize yourself with lightning at 2,000 frames per second
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Central Park Has 22 Statues of Historical Figures. Every Single One is a Man.
Could a crusade to bring historic women into the park change the face of the city?
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A New York City Airport is Building a Luxury Terminal Just for Animals
Pets and livestock will soon travel in high style through JFK
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Think Ocean Water is Gross? Sand Is Way Grosser
New research shows that microbes take longer to decay in sand than at sea
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How Did Nobody Notice Five Million Pounds of Rock Fall Off Half Dome?
The park is always changing, but this time nobody realized it
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Conservationists Want You to Stop Building Rock Piles
Cairns have a long history and purpose, one that newer stacks sometimes subvert
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