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10 Fattest Cities in America Posted: 2 weeks ago by veronla21
The University of Washington found that researchers were able to predict the prevalence of obesity simply by looking at zip codes.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 75 [+].
Golden Gate suicide map Posted: 4 months ago by doggylives
A map of the Golden Gate bridge with markers and numbers of where and when people jumped from it.
I seriously never realized it was such a hotspot for jumpers!
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Whistled Languages - Guaranteed To Be Very Interesting Or Your Upvote Back Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
Some cultures use a whistled language to communicate. This means that speech is emulated in whistling, which can cover much larger distances (typically 1 – 2 km but up to 5 km). Link points to examples and the wikipedia page is incredibly fascinating and points to even more examples of people speaking in whistles.
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Man's Body Found At Grand Canyon Posted: 5 months ago by dollyllama
The body of a man believed to have fallen off the edge of the Grand Canyon has been recovered from approximately 300 feet below the rim at an undeveloped view point on the South Rim.
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Abandoned Siberian Mine - Now with added bats Posted: 5 months ago by pocksucket
Icicles merge with Stalactites, chambers are flooded, prop struts lie crushed like matchwood. Despite this, one brave photographer penetrated this disused Siberian mine to bring back these photos - including bats covered in condensation
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GeoGreeting: the worldly way to say "Happy Valentine's Day!" Posted: 5 months ago by teresag
Link takes you to the example, then you can make your own! (The "T", however, said to be in Portland, Oregon, is indeed in Vancouver, Wa., to the north of our fair city.)
Stupid, stupid Google.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 135 [+].
Georgians thirst to move Tennessee state line Posted: 5 months ago by bevissimo
Nearly two centuries after a flawed survey placed Georgia's northern line just short of the Tennessee River, some legislators are suddenly thirsting to set the record straight.
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America's Most Miserable Cities Posted: 5 months ago by tigertony
Forbes list based on factors such as unemployment, tax rates, commute times, weather, crime, ...
Is your city on the list?
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9 Smashing Trivia Bits on Japan's Mount Fuji Posted: 6 months ago by mitzuzake
Mount Fuji has bewitched and beguiled onlookers for countless centuries. Here are nine illustrated, little-known facts about Mount Fuji that show the many moods of this most honorable mountain.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 150 [+].
Who Rules The Forest? Posted: 6 months ago by 2manyusernames
The Mbuti Pygmies of Congo's Ituri forest have survived a brutal civil war and chaotic aftermath. But peace—with its inevitable land rush—poses an even greater threat.
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Why Korean Parks Are Better Than Ours Posted: 6 months ago by SpamTrap
Pictures of sculptures (NSFW ) in Korean parks.
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What's dead, faces Moscow and is made from plastic? Posted: 6 months ago by bandit
Imposing figure found at the Inaccessibility Pole.
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Falkirk Wheel slide show Posted: 7 months ago by spamtrap
A great Falkirk wheel Power Point project.
The video is no longer available for the old post:
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 110 [+].
Top 15 Quotes By Famous Atheists Posted: 7 months ago by leopoldogolba
Fifteen remarks on the topic of and subjects raised by religion made by athiests. Disparaging, not entirely unsurprisingly.
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The map that's not supposed to exist Posted: 7 months ago by Stadsman
A map drawn in 1513 shows in great detail the coastline of Antarctica. The ice sheet on Antarctica is said to be over 1 million years old. How was this map ever generated so long ago?
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Hong Kong city maps in "Sim City" Style Posted: 7 months ago by wildminou
If google map could be like that
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Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Posted: 7 months ago by spamtrap
One more blond joke.
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Women Going To Kenya For Sex Tourism Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
Much as men have forever, older women are going on holidays to get them some lovin' and lovin' and lovin' and some more lovin'
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 229 [+].
Know Your World? Posted: 8 months ago by ImagiCreator
A geography Flash game. More challenging than you think.
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Through Deaf eyes Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
THROUGH DEAF EYES is a two-hour documentary that explores 200 years of Deaf life in America.THROUGH DEAF EYES tells the story of conflicts, prejudice and affirmation that ultimately reaches the heart of what it means to be human.
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Not Just a Pantomime Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
Throughout the world, and dating back to antiquity, deaf people have communicated using their hands and faces. Signed languages are still often regarded as inferior to speech and are perceived as relying on mimicry or pantomime. Most linguists now accept that sign languages have all of the grammatical and expressive sophistication of oral languages. Not all linguists have seen the light, though.
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Yellowstone Is Rising on Swollen "Supervolcano" Posted: 8 months ago by molnatisi
Yellowstone National Park is rising. Its central region, called the Yellowstone caldera, has been moving upward since mid-2004 at a rate of up to three inches (seven centimeters) a year—more than three times faster than has ever been measured.
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NASA Releases New Views of Earth Posted: 9 months ago by DrNothing
NASA scientists have created two new images of Earth as it appears from space, a vista often called the "Blue Marble," combining data of the oceans, land surfaces and sea ice taken from many different satellites.
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A geography expert.. at the age of 2. Posted: 10 months ago by glik
See title.
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The flat earth society Posted: 10 months ago by glik
The Flat Earth Society considers the notion of a round earth to be a conspiracy.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 79 [+].
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