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The Dalton Highway isn't your average road.

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If you could stop answering the door naked, they'd really appreciate it.

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This way to Middle-earth!

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Sorry, Singaporeans.

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Calling all history buffs.

Being a TSA agent means plenty of job stress.

Cats are a nightmare and that block of cheese in your luggage can look remarkably like a bomb. Learn more about life as a TSA agent.

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The price of your ticket is only part of the equation.

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This sounds like the coziest way to spend the last weeks of winter.

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It's a free alternative to Global Entry.

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In 1998, the Supreme Court had to step in.

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Most of its neighborhood names aren’t in English—and they all have colorful stories.

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Soft soil is only the beginning of the story.

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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu—British aristocrat, feminist, and writer—was largely responsible for the adoption of inoculation against smallpox in England.

Nothing says Mardi Gras like a plastic baby stuffed inside a cake.

The colorful King Cake is primarily associated with Mardi Gras and Big Easy revelry, but its history reaches back centuries.

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And how can you get in on the action?

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All that time spent sitting in traffic adds up.

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Airplane windows alone won't protect you from UV rays.

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The case for breaking out the hand sanitizer before reaching your boarding gate.

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Here's what you need to know about the controversial flight-booking practice.

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Whether they feature cat art or have resident felines, these institutions are the purrfect destinations for ailurophiles.

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The catch? Purchasers have to pay out of pocket to refurbish the derelict buildings.

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Temperatures occupy -40°F territory all winter.

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It's one of 42 documented examples of whistling languages across the world.

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More than 13,000 of the tiny artworks have been collected from restaurants around Japan.