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Classic Remise in Berlin, Germany

February 18, 2021

This old tram depot in the Berlin district Moabit has been transformed into a vintage car paradise. Aficionados, collectors, and professionals share their passion for classic cars in the workshops and garages throughout this historic building. Classic Remise is not a museum, but instead a place where collectors and vintage car owners store their treasures and occasionally take them out for a ride. These enthusiasts share their interests with visitors as they traverse the visitor’s corridors and halls The building was...

Biocrusts Are an Entire World Beneath Our...

February 17, 2021

A few decades ago, a team of scientists reported in Nature that life on land is possibly over a billion years older than previously demonstrated. Their evidence came in the form of a chunk of ancient soil, or paleosol, that contained what they believed were once “mats” of microbial life, maybe including photosynthetic cyanobacteria (sometimes called blue-green algae). These microbial mats, researchers have noted, could be interpreted as an early record of a biological crust, or “biocrust.” Though there’s...

The Last Plane at Tegel Airport Has...

February 17, 2021

On September 6, 1970, four flights heading from Europe to New York were hijacked in a coordinated action by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP). Two of the aircraft wound up landing in Jordan on a desert airstrip called Dawson’s Field. Another was diverted to Cairo. Intense hostage negotiations followed. The pilot of the fourth plane, El Al Flight 219, managed to subdue the two hijackers on board by sending the aircraft into a...

Pohick Church in Lorton, Virginia

February 17, 2021

Located in Lorton, Virginia and widely considered to be “The Mother Church of Northern Virginia,” Pohick Church was the first to be established in the colony north of the Occoquan River. The church’s original site, according to George Washington’s map of the area, shows that it was originally located near the present-day Cranford Methodist Church, about two miles south of the current Pohick Church. Erected sometime before 1724, the building was originally known as the Occoquan Church. Later, its...

The Lillipad Cafe in Sydney, Austraia

February 17, 2021

The Lillipad Cafe’s signature gangurru burger is, like many burgers, topped with lettuce and served in a toasted bun. Take one bite, however, and you’ll realize there is something special about it. The patty sports hazelnut-bitter notes, thanks to the addition of indigenous Australian wattleseed. It’s topped with a juicy bush tomato relish and finger lime mayonnaise. The patty itself is made of kangaroo meat—called “gangurru” in the Guugu Yimithirr language. This brunch and lunch spot is owned by...

Found: Emperor Hadrian's Palatial Breakfast Chamber

February 17, 2021

After two decades spent leading archaeological digs among the 1,900-year-old ruins of the former Roman emperor Hadrian’s sprawling Villa Adriana, Rafael Hidalgo Prieto thought he’d seen it all. Then the Spanish professor and his team discovered an imperial breakfast room unlike anything in the world. The palazzo area once featured a royal four-bedroom complex centered by a semicircular nymphaeum with a private dining area suspended over a pool of flowing water. Vaulted ceilings with niches for sculptures overlooked a...

The San José Semaphore in San...

February 17, 2021

Embedded into the façade of a tall office building in downtown San José, four digital yellow circles rotate every few seconds, seemingly without purpose. This display has gone on since 2006, and it could be easily dismissed as an unusual artistic choice by the resident of the building, the software company Adobe. But in actuality, this light installation, the San José Semaphore, is beaming a code across the city. The artist, Ben Rubin, replaces the code each time it’s cracked, which...

Koboro Station in Toyoura, Japan

February 17, 2021

There are several secluded stations across Japan known as hikyō-eki. They are often located in remote mountainous areas. The term was popularized in the 1990s by Takanobu Ushiyama, a well-known railfan who wrote numerous books about his train travels, which exploded tourism to these stations. According to Ushiyama’s ranking, the best hikyō-eki in Japan is Koboro Station in Hokkaido located within an 87 yard-long space between two tunnels. Three of its corners are steep wooded cliffs and the other is facing the Uchiura Bay....

Dosan Seowon in Andong, South Korea

February 17, 2021

The academy of Dosan Seowon was designed to serve two purposes: education and commemoration. The academy was established in 1574 and was completed in memory of Korean Confucian scholar Yi Hwang by a few of his disciples. Hwang settled in the area around 1549 and begun construction on the private Korean Confucian academy. His goal was to offer teachings in the classics for the students. Dosan Seowon was one of the leading academies of its time, and for over 400 years,...

For Sale: Two Cookie Jars From Andy...

February 16, 2021

Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Not Andy Warhol. While he wasn’t a cookie thief, the pop artist shamelessly burglarized supermarket aisles with his eyes, using the logos for Campbell’s soup, Coca-Cola, and Brillo pads as inspiration for his iconic paintings. And he had a thing for cookie jars, too. Warhol loved spending Sundays at New York’s flea markets, buying the kitschiest ones. “Cookie jars are, after all, a form of Pop Art in themselves,” Wally Amos,...

The Great Kenyan Giraffe Rescue

February 16, 2021

On a sunny day at Kenya’s Lake Baringo, a barge floated gently by. Its main passenger calmly munched on his favorite snack of acacia seed pods. At about 16 feet tall, he could easily peer around to take in his watery surroundings. But this was not some idyllic pleasure cruise. This trip, on January 27, 2021, was a rescue mission, to save Lbarnoti, a Rothschild’s giraffe, from floodwaters gradually rising around Longicharo Island, where he and some fellow ruminants...

Why a Tiny Island Created the Biggest...

February 16, 2021

Like most places, the British Overseas Territory of Tristan da Cunha is a community made up of teachers, accountants, mechanics, and grocers. But here, on the most remote inhabited island on earth, the weather has a funny way of rearranging the professional landscape. “We have two dong-ringers that have a look at the weather, and if they think it’s a suitable day, they’ll ring the dong hanging in the middle of the village,” says James Glass, who serves as...

Lake Tyrrell in Sea Lake, Australia

February 16, 2021

Lake Tyrrell is located in Victoria’s Mallee region, a short distance from the Calder Highway and a little over six miles (11 kilometers) north of the town of Sea Lake. There is a viewing platform and an information bay overlooking Victoria’s largest salt lake covering more than 20,ooo hectares. One of the main attractions for visitors to this lake are the unique salt formations that form on the lake bed. At night, the lake provides the perfect environment to...

'Teleport-o-Matic' in Cambridge, England

February 16, 2021

Cambridge is known as a town that cultivates critical thinking and innovation. It’s not a surprise that this fertile atmosphere would produce an aura of creativity and imagination. This type of environment inspired a group of guerrilla street artists to create this piece entitled “Teleport-o-Matic.” Located in a market square, nestled between two red phone boxes is a miniature version of these call boxes. “Teleport-o-Matic” mirrors its brethren in detail, color, and interior design, albeit on a much-reduced scale. In...

Meet the Man Who Walks Across Entire...

February 16, 2021

Tom Davies knows a thing or two about staying the course. The 29-year-old British adventurer, also known as GeoWizard, first gained a following through YouTube videos that showcased his skill playing the popular web-based game GeoGuessr. His channel, which he describes as “home of the mischievous adventure,” has 74 million views and counting. Davies is perhaps now best known for his “Mission Across” series, which chronicles his adventures trying to cross entire countries in a straight line. He chooses...

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