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What drives a person to give it all up and set off into the unknown?
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This high-speed sport only happens when conditions are just right: a frozen river, lots of wind, and cold temperatures
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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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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here">Kilroy was here</a>
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Our small world is about to get even smaller—for those who can afford to fly sub-orbitally
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The flood barrier that protects London closed fifty times this winter—a new record
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Welcome to the monumental endurance of thru-hiking
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32,500 acres of lakeshore along Lake Michigan have been designated as wilderness by Congress
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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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Just 13 percent of the bears' diet comes from human food
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Go on, take a minute to watch these aerial shots of reindeer herding in action
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Across the steppes of eastern Europe, anthropomorphic stone stelae have dotted the landscape for centuries
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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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Today, five people were selected at random to visit the cave at Altamira for the first time in 12 years
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In images taken on the International Space Station, the country of North Korea is barely visible at all
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These pictures of modern London streets mashed up with old artwork are a sight to see
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A giant, kitschy tourist attraction has disappeared from the Australian town of Bowen
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Last time someone tried this, the entire team wound up dying from the cold
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A group of imams in the UAE (the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment or GAIAE) have issued a fatwa prohibiting muslims from going to Mars
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