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An unseasonably warm winter (what is seasonal anymore, anyway?) has forced organizers to start the capital’s beloved annual Cherry Blossom Festival one week early.

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A pair of pop-up restaurants is paying tribute to the divisive condiment.

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Sheltered from the elements, the tombstones are remarkably well-preserved.

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They're billing the site as their "first museum-restaurant."

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Foodies flocked to the restaurant after the error was published.

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Grab a beer at Philadelphia's City Tavern, just like George Washington.

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At the Sourdough Rendezvous festival in Whitehorse, icy locks are the ultimate bizarre fashion statement.

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It comes down to the possibility of a split second of interference.

At 10 p.m. every night, some Swedish students get all their frustration out by screaming.

Some say that the Flogsta Scream was started by students in the physics department at Uppsala who needed to let off stress and angst during exam season.

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Why hasn't Gangkhar Puensum been climbed?

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"My life contains freedom, adventure, unpredictability, and the chance of one of the world’s greatest discoveries."

Despite its fame, Stonehenge remains one of the world's most mysterious megalithic sites.

Perhaps even more puzzling than the meaning of their creation is how they were built in the first place.

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Get around that 3.4-ounce rule.

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Get around that 3.4-ounce rule.

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Visiting one restaurant a night, it would take travelers five months to reach them all.

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The event takes place on a tiny island off the coast of Guadeloupe that's slowly succumbing to rising sea levels.

Pioneer Days in British Columbia

Originally from Russia, Alling wanted to return home but couldn't afford ship fare—so she started walking.

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It's a matter of probability.

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Traveling to Cuba is easier than ever—but that doesn't mean it's easy.

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The country's $290 billion tourism investment will include 100,000 new and upgraded public toilets.