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7 Animal Crossings Around the World

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7 Animal Crossings Around the World

Storm Leaves Homes Along Lake Erie Covered in Up To Three Feet of Ice

Houses along Lake Erie's shoreline were pummeled with sheets of icy water during a storm last week.

Storm Leaves Homes Along Lake Erie Covered in Up To Three Feet of Ice

Secret Doorway Discovered in London’s House of Commons

Historian Liz Hallam Smith shows off the a-door-able opening in the wall of Westminster Hall.

Secret Doorway Discovered in London’s House of Commons

10 Houses Built Out of Spite

The "Skinny House" in the North End of Boston is an extremely narrow but surprisingly tall spite house.

10 Houses Built Out of Spite

What People In the '50s and '60s Thought Houses Would Look Like in 1986

The Monsanto House of the Future was an attraction at Disneyland's Tomorrowland 1957 to 1967.

Susan B. Anthony’s Childhood Home in Upstate New York Is Getting a $700,000 Renovation

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Take a Rare Peek Inside the Spire of New York City’s Chrysler Building

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15 Amazing Facts About the Washington Monument

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The Ingenious Reason Medieval Castle Staircases Were Built Clockwise

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The Unusual Journey of Theodore Roosevelt's Maltese Cross Cabin

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2020 World Monuments Watch: 25 Historic and Cultural Landmarks That Are At Risk

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A 120-Year-Old Denmark Lighthouse Rides Away From Coastal Erosion on Rollerblades

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Mapping Technology Reveals 'Lost Cities' on National Geographic

Lin uses his iPad to visualize scanning data of a crusaders' fortress at the lagoon in Acre, Israel.

What's the Difference Between Cement and Concrete?

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7 of the World’s Most Fascinating and Beautiful Catacombs

A cross stands in the Roman catacombs

The Stories Behind 11 Iconic Skyscrapers

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