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How African Dust Storms Create the Caribbean’s Beautiful Beaches—and Protect Them from Hurricanes

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How African Dust Storms Create the Caribbean’s Beautiful Beaches—and Protect Them from Hurricanes

Little Weesy Coppin, the Ghost That Foretold the Franklin Expedition’s Fate

An 1847 illustration of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus during an earlier Arctic expedition, by James Wilson Carmichael.

Little Weesy Coppin, the Ghost That Foretold the Franklin Expedition’s Fate

The 25 Countries That Drink the Most Coffee in the World

In Scandinavia, there's always time for a cup of coffee.

The 25 Countries That Drink the Most Coffee in the World

100 Fascinating Facts About Earth

The best Spaceball.

100 Fascinating Facts About Earth

Amazing Interactive Map Shows You Which Dinosaurs Roamed Your Neighborhood Millions of Years Ago

Is this midtown Manhattan?

The Most Popular Songs Named After Each Country

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9 Rockin' Facts About Earthquakes

Earthquakes don't cause giant cartoonish chasms to open up, but they can tear up the landscape like this.

Tiny Ghost Town of Cleator, Arizona (Pop. 8) Can Be Yours for $1.25 Million

It's not Schitt's Creek, but it could be.

13 Facts About Robert E. Peary, North Pole Explorer

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Why Do So Many News Anchors Sound Alike?

News anchors have mastered the art of being linguistically neutral.

12 Adventurous Facts About James Cook

James Cook's journeys took him to New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii.

10 Enchanting Places That Align with the Vernal Equinox

A shadowy serpent appears at Chichen Itza on the equinox.

Lítla Dímun: The Smallest of the Faroe Islands Has Its Very Own Cloud

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10 Fascinating Facts About Daylight Saving Time

Time to spring into sleepiness.

5 Towns That Had to Change Their Names

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The Netherlands Is Asking the World Not to Call It “Holland” Anymore—Here’s Why

Amsterdam, The Netherlands