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Cryptid Currency: How the Loch Ness Monster Became a Force in Scotland’s Economy

Loch Ness Monster statue in Inverness, Scotland

Cryptid Currency: How the Loch Ness Monster Became a Force in Scotland’s Economy

15 Things You Might Not Have Known About the RMS Titanic

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15 Things You Might Not Have Known About the RMS Titanic

Taking a Road Trip? This App Will Tell You the History of the Places You're Passing

The HearHere app offers audio stories that relate to the things and places you see during a road trip.

Taking a Road Trip? This App Will Tell You the History of the Places You're Passing

Keep Your Subs Fresh and Dry With the SubSafe Waterproof Container

Subs stay dry with the SubSafe.

Keep Your Subs Fresh and Dry With the SubSafe Waterproof Container

12 Out-of-This-World Facts About Disney's Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge.

Buckingham Palace’s Most Enviable Artworks Are Getting Their Own Exhibition for the First Time Ever

Former curator of paintings Jennifer Scott in the Picture Gallery in 2011.

After Nearly 20 Years, Boston’s Cheers Replica Bar Is Closing Its Doors

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Relive Your Favorite Vacations With These Wanderlust-Inspired Conversation Starter Cards

Embrace your wanderlust at the dinner table (or during your next Zoom chat).

When a Radio Host Led an Uprising Against Massachusetts’s Seat Belt Law

Buckling up was once a political statement.

It Was 130 Degrees in Death Valley This Weekend—Likely the Hottest Temperature Recorded on Earth Since 1913

Death Valley National Park in California.

Road Trip! Why Traveling By Car Is the Safest Way to Vacation Right Now

A road trip may be the safest way to travel during a pandemic.

10 Tips for Avoiding Germs on Flights

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The World’s Last Blockbuster Has Been Transformed Into an Airbnb—and It Costs Just $4 Per Night

The Last Blockbuster on Earth is located in Bend, Oregon.

Meet Ian Brackenbury Channell—the Official City Wizard of Christchurch, New Zealand

In Christchurch, New Zealand, wizards ride buses, not brooms.

Florence’s Plague-Era Wine Windows Are Back in Business

A wine window in Florence's Via Santo Spirito.

What Is the Citizenship of a Baby Born on an International Flight?

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