Positioned deep in Siberia, the village of Oymyakon holds the distinction of being the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth. Top Places in Russia Moscow, Russia Red Gates skyscraper Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology. 55.7695, 37.6489 Added by stanestane Birobidzhan,…

An explosion rocks the Syrian city of Kobane during a reported suicide car bombing by the Islamic State, as seen from the Turkey-Syria border, on Oct. 20, 2014. The small picture is very bad, but the big picture of violence around the world is about as good as it’s ever been. Photo by Gokhan…

Essay Credit... Illustration by Javier Jaén A blond woman in a hot pink spandex tank hoists a sledgehammer over her shoulders, then slams it down with a dull thud onto the big tire in front of her. Beside her, another woman swings her sledgehammer even higher, grimacing and groaning with the effort.…

It is not often spoken about, but it’s an unsettling fact that the military had some trouble keeping those precious nuclear bombs in the air during transport at wartime, as well as throughout the Cold War when the Soviet threat had everyone on their toes. Top Places in South Carolina Summerville,…

Reproduction of an original photograph by George Wick of the embalmed body of Julia Pastrana on display - Source: Wellcome Library (CC-BY 4.0) When Julia Pastrana was born, in the mountains of Western Mexico in 1834, her mother worried that her looks were the result of supernatural interference. The…

Mark Mardell on the shutdown "We'll stop him in this country," Legate said. "Even if he calls himself George Washington." "How?" Edmonds said. "By singing God bless America in bars at midnight and wearing dime-store flags in our lapels?" - Delta Autumn by William Faulkner There are those who scorn…

An Anonymous protester wears a Guy Fawkes mask in Madrid earlier this month. Photograph: Mario Pereda/Demotix T hey call themselves " Anonymous ", and they are the world's most famous group of hacker-anarchists. When they have left the glow of their computers to protest in public – against…

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A print in The Illustrated London News of Dec. 3, 1864, depicts Election Day in a wealthy (top) and poor (bottom) neighborhood in New York. The top caption reads: "A polling-place in the 'upper ten.' " The bottom caption reads: "A polling-place among the 'lower twenty.' " Click Here To See A…

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Can you imagine a world in which the sounds of G and C were both represented by the letter C? Try to imacine it. Believe it or not, for much of their history, the sounds of C and G were represented by the same symbol. Eventually, however, both sounds received their own differentiated symbols. Both G…

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The market for maple syrup offers an odd inversion. The thin, pale fluid labeled Fancy or Grade A Light Amber commands the highest prices. It is the white bread of condiments, an inoffensive accompaniment to more flavorful fare. The robust, thick syrup marked Grade B fairly bursts with maple flavor,…

Here's something you should know about yourself. Vowels control your brain. "I"s make you see things differently than "O"s. Here's how. Say these words out loud: Bean Mint Slim These "I" and "E" vowels are formed by putting your tongue forward in the mouth. That's why they're called "front" vowels.…

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