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vatican

A Controversial New McDonald's Has Opened Near The Vatican

Cardinals are mad.
January 4, 2017
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theme parks

Quebec's Hottest New Real Estate Listing Is An Entire Fake Village

It can be yours for a mere $2.8 million.
January 3, 2017
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holidays

The Last Place to Experience 2016 Will Be an Abandoned Island Full of Bird Poop

Baker Island, in the middle of the Pacific, is one of two islands in the world in time zone UTC-12:00.
December 29, 2016
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bombs

Found: A Hand Grenade Disguised as a Nutcracker

A man in Shaanxi had been using it to crack nuts for decades.
December 28, 2016
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bombs

WWII Bomb Discovery Sparks Christmas Evacuation

54,000 residents of Augsburg will have to leave their homes on Christmas Day.
December 23, 2016
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revolution

How a Team of Reenactors Helped Solve a Revolutionary War Mystery

Led by archaeologist Meg Watters, the Parkers Revenge Project reconstructed a crucial battle on the first day of the Revolutionary War.
December 23, 2016
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youth

Students Have Built A Coconut-Harvesting Robot

No job is safe from automation.
December 22, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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fleeting wonders

This Chocolate Festival in Scotland Went Very Wrong in a Lot of Ways

Organizers cancelled after the first day.
December 21, 2016
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wolves

Why Researchers Howl At Wolves—And Why Some Might Stop

For wolf experts, "elicited howling surveys" involve fearlessly imitating what they aim to study.
December 21, 2016
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escape routes

How Millions Of Secret Silk Maps Helped POWs Escape Their Captors in WWII

The ingenious maps played a role in some 750 successful escapes.
December 20, 2016
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dogs

There's A Secret Underground Art Gallery In Canada Dedicated To One Bulldog

The Hall of Zsu Zsi pays tribute to a beloved art world pet.
December 20, 2016
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youth

Illicit Teen Snack Tycoon Got a Suspension, And, Eventually, a Scholarship

Peril and, then, praise.
December 19, 2016
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aquariums

Whale Sharks May Mate In Captivity For The First Time

Japan's Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is wondering: will they or won't they?
December 16, 2016
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rituals week

For Teddy Roosevelt's Son, Rebelling Meant Sneaking Christmas Trees Into the White House

President Roosevelt thought trees should stay outdoors—so in 1902, his son took matters into his own hands.
December 16, 2016
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energy

Scientists In Iceland Are Digging The World's Hottest Borehole

They aim to harvest steam from 5000 feet under a volcano.
December 15, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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rituals week

The Incompatible Food Triad Is The Most Delicious Philosophical Problem Of Our Time

Academics have been trying to solve it for decades.
December 14, 2016
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squirrel

Squirrels In Toronto Can't Stop Attacking Christmas Lights

They've been doing it for years.
December 14, 2016
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rituals week

Sweden Has Won The Annual Santa Olympics

This year's events included present-wrapping, tree-decorating, lasso-throwing, and a dance-off.
December 12, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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rituals week

The Futuristic Utensils Designed to Help You Eat Bugs

How to eat a scorpion in style.
December 12, 2016
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refugees

Paris Will Auction Off 'Love Locks' To Help Refugees

"It's a much better way to show love—the universal kind of love," one activist said.
December 9, 2016
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pigs

Meet San Francisco Airport's New Welcome Pig

LiLou was hired for "her overall cuteness."
December 8, 2016
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columns

The Popular Victorian Clubs That Yearned To Fill Europe With Hippos

In the 19th century, dozens of Acclimatization Societies wanted to stock Europe with exotic beasts—and the colonies with tame ones.
December 8, 2016
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fleeting wonders

A Town In California Has Again Dropped A Piano For Fun

It's an annual tradition in the small city of Winters.
December 7, 2016
Gastro Obscura
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feud

Why Are People Seeing Red Over Spaghetti Bolognese?

A long war over the dish's authenticity may be reaching its peak.
December 6, 2016