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A 20-Acre Industrial Park in China Is Being Transformed Into an Arts District
Near the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a 20-acre factory complex, abandoned for 10 years, is slowly being reclaimed
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This Documentary Explores the Lives of Five People Willing to Go on a One-Way Trip to Mars
What drives a person to give it all up and set off into the unknown?
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It Was Cold Enough This Winter to Go Ice Yachting on the Hudson River
This high-speed sport only happens when conditions are just right: a frozen river, lots of wind, and cold temperatures
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What’s the Most Perfect Moment to Buy That Plane Ticket?
You know that the longer you wait to book a flight, the higher ticket prices climb. But when exactly should you book a flight?
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Sub-Orbital Travel Is Going to Make the World Feel Really, Really Small
Our small world is about to get even smaller—for those who can afford to fly sub-orbitally
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These Alien-Looking Metal Domes Are Keeping London Safe And Dry
The flood barrier that protects London closed fifty times this winter—a new record
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This Is What It Looks Like When You Hike All 2,650 Miles of the Pacific Crest Trail
Welcome to the monumental endurance of thru-hiking
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Congress Designates the First Wilderness Area in Five Years
32,500 acres of lakeshore along Lake Michigan have been designated as wilderness by Congress
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Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs
Chisels were banned in the early 1900s, and in 1977, the stones were roped off so people couldn’t climb on them any longer
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Yosemite’s Bears Are Raiding Way Fewer Picnic Baskets These Days
Just 13 percent of the bears’ diet comes from human food
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This Aerial Footage of Reindeer Herds Is Weirdly Hypnotic
Go on, take a minute to watch these aerial shots of reindeer herding in action
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Eastern Europe’s Anthropomorphic Stelae Have Been Neglected for Years
Across the steppes of eastern Europe, anthropomorphic stone stelae have dotted the landscape for centuries
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The Best Restaurant in America Is in a Condominium Complex in Hawaii
The wildly popular restaurant review site, Yelp, has issued its first top 100 list of the best restaurants in the United States
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Spain’s Prehistoric Cave Paintings Open to the Public for the First Time in Twelve Years
Today, five people were selected at random to visit the cave at Altamira for the first time in 12 years
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That Dark Spot? It’s North Korea
In images taken on the International Space Station, the country of North Korea is barely visible at all
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See London in Double Vision—How It Looks Today And How Artists Saw It Years Ago
These pictures of modern London streets mashed up with old artwork are a sight to see
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Giant Mango Goes Missing in Australia
A giant, kitschy tourist attraction has disappeared from the Australian town of Bowen
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