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Rome Is Looking for People to Adopt Famous, Falling-Apart Sites
When in Rome, pony up some cash for cultural preservation
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The Longest, Deepest Train Tunnel in the World Is About to Open
It goes straight through the base of the Alps
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A Painting Georgia O’Keeffe Wanted Destroyed Is on Display for the First Time in Nearly 60 Years
O’Keeffe’s watercolor returns to the town where she painted it
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This Startup Wants to Open the 2020 Olympics With a Man-Made Meteor Shower
Could the only thing better than fireworks be fireworks launched from space?
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Bug Poop Is Turning the Taj Mahal Green
To make matters worse, constant cleaning is damaging the monument’s delicate marble
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Four People Have Died on Everest in as Many Days
The mountain’s terrible toll has set the 2016 climbing season off to a rocky start
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Houston Opens Up Its Huge “Underground Cathedral” to Visitors
A haunting 1920’s city reservoir full of 25-foot columns and shafts of light is now open to the public
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When It Rains in Boston, the Sidewalks Reveal Poetry
Water-resistant spray paint creates hidden poems on Beantown’s streets
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A Giant Flock of Pigeons Is Lighting up New York’s Night Sky
The show is meant to illustrate that pigeons aren’t rats with wings
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The World’s Longest Pizza Took 250 Chefs More Than Six Hours to Make
No surprise, the record-holding pie was created in Naples
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Get Ready for the “Summer of Hamilton”
A new exhibition at the New-York Historical Society focuses on the “$10 Founding Father”
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Amateur Divers Find Huge Cache of Bronze Artifacts in Israel National Park
Recreational divers discover a Roman shipwreck full of rare bronze statues, coins and other artifacts in Caesarea National Park
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Why You Might Start Seeing Disney And Other Brands in National Parks
Relaxed rules on donor recognition could allow corporate sponsors to fund items within National Parks
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China Will Start Publicly Shaming Tourists Who Graffiti Mount Everest
Leave nothing but footprints
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Why “The Royal Oak” Is a Popular Pub Name in the U.K.
The story goes back to the English Civil Wars and a prince on the run
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