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The Relocation of Abu Simbel Temples

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(via Amusing Planet) Hundreds of towns and villages have perished due to massive earth-moving projects such as the construction of

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(via Listverse) In a world of short-lived inventions, today’s gadgets and fads become tomorrow’s relics; sometimes by accident, often by

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(via Atlas Obscura) How Germany’s Lusatian Lakes District is remaking an entire region through broad-scale landscape re-engineering.

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(via Mental Floss) Which side of the pond did you grow up on? How you interpreted the above sentence revealed

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(via Amusing Planet) The Malbork Castle in northern Poland wears two feathers in its cap. Not only it is the

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(via Listverse) Long before board games such as Monopoly, Yahtzee, Clue, and Candy Land were enjoyed by families on game

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(via Atlas Obscura) Storm King’s director of facilities has to be a landscaper, an art conservator, and even a structural

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(via Atlas Obscura) This isn’t a good time for cross-country car rides. Good thing John Margolies took a camera on

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(via Amusing Planet) Stilt fishing is a method of fishing unique to the island country of Sri Lanka, located off

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(via Listverse) It is amazing how quickly a rumor can spread in today’s world of social media, but don’t be

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(via Great Big Story) Garip Ay’s paintings come to life in the most extraordinary way. The Turkish artist uses an

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(via Atlas Obscura) In 1901, a traveling researcher recorded some Chinese opera, and accidentally made music history.