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Residents evacuate their homes in Chennai during catastrophic floods.

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Five Things You Should Know about the Catastrophic Flooding in Chennai

Mass evacuations, a submerged airport and questions about the city’s urban planning

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Hundreds of Fake Ads Protest Paris Climate Summit’s Corporate Sponsors

Artists in Paris distributed 600 posters calling out companies’ hypocrisy

Never fear—Swett, SD's town sign has been replaced with one that doesn't have bullet holes.

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For Sale: A Haunted Ghost Town

Swett, South Dakota can be yours for just $250,000

This is an artist's impression of sauropod dinosaurs on the Isle of Skye.

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Hundreds of Dinosaur Tracks Discovered Along the Scottish Coast

Giant sauropods once roamed the Isle of Skye

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Mount Everest’s Glaciers are Turning Into Lakes

Thousands of Himalayan glaciers could melt by the end of the century

Centurions drink from a fountain near Rome's Coliseum during a heat wave in summer 2014. A recent announcement that centurion reenactors will be banned from the Coliseum during 2016 has led to protests and public outcry.

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Rome Just Banned Centurions

Officials stir up controversy by kicking impersonators out of the Colosseum

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A Hemingway Book Has Hit the Paris Bestseller List After Recent Attacks

A Moveable Feast declares that “there is never any end to Paris”

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The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman

“The New Colossus” was actually born in Egypt

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These Videos Will Change the Way You Think About Travel Photography Forever

A new technique lets you zoom through the world without leaving your desk

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A Gothic Chapel Is Transformed Into a Spectacular Sky

Staring at the ceiling has never been so inspiring

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This Artist Makes Traditional Carpets That Look Like They Were hit by a Software Bug

Faig Ahmed’s Azerbaijani carpets twist and swirl like a bad Photoshop job

Pub signs illustrat the creative names of local watering holes, like the Dog & Sausage in St. Helier, Jersey.

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A Brief History of British Pub Signs

The colorful signs boast more than good looks—they’re like miniature history books

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Minnesota Is Expanding Its Bike Share to Include Canoes

Because bikes and boats are a perfect pair

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How to Visit the British Museum Without Going to London

A new partnership with Google allows art aficionados to take virtual strolls through the museum’s treasures

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These French Vending Machines Sell Short Stories

Super-short fiction that’s as good as any snack

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Does This Brooklyn Sculpture Say ‘Oy’?

…or is it saying ‘Yo’?

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Manhattan Project Sites to Be Opened to the Public

Manhattan Project Historical Park will preserve three sites from the beginning of the Atomic Age

Can you hear me now? Good.

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This Ear Was Made With Vincent Van Gogh’s DNA

What secrets have been whispered into this creepy, living copy of the most famous ear in art history?

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NASA is Hiring Astronauts for Future Deep Space Missions

Do you want to head to Mars?

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Seattle’s Famous ‘Gum Wall’ Is Getting Scraped Clean

An estimated 1,000,000 pieces of chewing gum are stuck to the quirky attraction

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