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Lost World Discovered Under Antarctica

This discovery is amazing, straight out of a Jules Verne’s novel: scientists from the University of Oxford, University of Southampton, the National Oceanography Centre, and the British Antarctic Survey have discovered a “lost world” under Antarctica, in the East Scotia Ridge.

January 3, 2012
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This Mindblowing Photo Of A World Map In A Water Drop Is Real

You may think that this image recently posted on Reddit is a 3D rendering or some Photoshop trickery, but it’s a real photo. A reflection of a world map through a water drop.

March 27, 2011
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These Are The Three Countries Who Don’t Use The Metric System

As a reminder, these are the three countries who don’t use the incredibly sensible metric system: Liberia, Myanmar and of course, the United States of America. U-S-A! U-S-A! Hell, we should all form some sort of alliance! Non US-people, feel free to tell us why we’re dumb for not using the metric system. [Wikimedia via ZME Science]

January 7, 2011
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This Video Makes Me Want To Go On A One-Year Holiday

From Tokyo to New York to Cuzco to Istanbul, this video shows one day in the life of the world, shot with a Canon 5D2 and EF24mm-F2.8 lens. I just want to go to the airport and leave now.

December 31, 2009
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The Travel Times To Every Spot On The Globe

This map by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre examines the travel times from any spot on the globe to the nearest city of 50,000 or more inhabitants by land or water. The surprise?

December 2, 2009

The Shanghai World Expo 2010 Will Be An Amazing Architectural Freak Show

How do you top Singapore’s pixelated skyscraper, Macau’s giant bunny, that twirly Danish Pavilion, and even a corporate building made from used CD cases? If you’re Romania, you build a $US3.5 million giant green apple to reflect a healthy lifestyle…

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