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Geography & Places

A collection of 113 issues

One Week's Worth of Honey, Two Escaped Bears, and a Well-Deserved Sugar Coma

When two brown bears escaped their enclosure at a wildlife park, they ignored the call of the wild and made a beeline for the kitchen, devouring an entire week's supply of honey before returning home for a well-earned, sugar-induced nap.

Animals in Culture Oddities & Curiosities Geography & Places

East or West? The Global Coin Toss Deciding the World's Longest Flight

On the world's longest flight from Singapore to New York, pilots don't follow a single path. Before every 19-hour journey, they choose to fly east over the Atlantic or west over the Pacific—a strategic decision to catch the strongest tailwinds.

Transportation & Infrastructure Geography & Places Science & Nature

Earth's Largest Organism Is a Glowing, Forest-Killing Predator

Beneath an Oregon forest, a single fungus spans nearly four square miles, making it the largest and one of the oldest living things on Earth. This ancient, parasitic giant kills trees from below and haunts the woods with a ghostly, bioluminescent glow.

Science & Nature Oddities & Curiosities Geography & Places

The Colossal Log Cabin That Vanished in a Night of Fire

For nearly 60 years, Portland's Forestry Building stood as the world's largest log cabin, a temple built from colossal old-growth trees. But the very material that made it magnificent also made it vulnerable, leading to its destruction in one spectacular night.

History Geography & Places Oddities & Curiosities

The Secret Heart of Paris Is Under Your Feet

In the shadow of Notre Dame, a small brass marker serves as the cartographic heart of France, the official start of every road. Yet, this unassuming point has been co-opted by legend, becoming a talisman for luck and a promise of one's eventual return to Paris.

Geography & Places History Myth, Folklore & Legends

Canada's Forgotten Tsunami and the Deep-Sea Mystery It Solved

A 1929 earthquake off Newfoundland triggered Canada's deadliest tsunami, devastating a remote coastline. The disaster also accidentally solved a major scientific mystery when the force of the underwater landslide snapped transatlantic cables, proving a new theory of oceanography.

History Science & Nature Geography & Places

The City Under the Floorboards: How a Home Renovation Uncovered an Ancient Metropolis

A simple home renovation in 1963 led to the discovery of Derinkuyu, a sprawling ancient city hidden 18 levels underground. Carved from volcanic rock, this subterranean marvel was a self-sufficient refuge for 20,000 people fleeing persecution for centuries.

History Geography & Places Oddities & Curiosities

The Airports and Oases Built Entirely on Trash

Faced with a crisis of space, nations like Japan and Singapore are not just burying waste—they are building new land from it. These offshore islands are feats of engineering that turn incinerator ash into some of the world's most valuable real estate.

Technology & Innovation Environment & Climate Geography & Places

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