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Using GPS in the Year 1565
A blog post that overlays a satellite-style track on a 1565 map to show how accurately old maps matched the real landsca…
Visiting Canada's $50 Million 1980s Ghost Town
A first-hand visit to Kitsault, British Columbia, a fully built 1980s mining town abandoned after 18 months and kept eer…
We Eat at the Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever
Travel writer Geraldine DeRuiter's hilarious account of a marathon tasting menu at Bros. in Lecce, Italy, where course a…
Welcome to the Land
A long-form travel essay from Utqiagvik, Alaska, the northernmost town in the United States, about standing on Arctic ic…
Why Semi-Trucks in the US and Europe Are So Different
An illustrated explainer on why American semi-trucks have long noses while European ones are flat-fronted cab-overs, cov…
Why Ships Use Port and Starboard
A short NOAA explainer on why sailors say port and starboard instead of left and right, with the surprising history of t…
Why Wavy Walls Use Fewer Bricks
An explainer on crinkle crankle walls, the serpentine garden walls popular in England that are stronger and use fewer br…
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Women of the Musee du Louvre
A self-guided tour through the Louvre that maps out where to find the handful of works by women artists in the museum, w…
World Music Central
A news and reference site covering traditional and contemporary folk and roots music from cultures around the globe.
Yellowstone Bears Eat 40,000 Moths a Day
Why grizzly bears in Yellowstone climb above timberline every August to flip rocks and eat tens of thousands of army cut…
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