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The narrow, winding waterways of Venice are incredibly beautiful, but prone to tourist accidents. A niche industry of professional scuba divers makes a…
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Venice is currently sinking at a rate of roughly two millimeters per year while simultaneously being subjected to rising sea levels, meaning the romantic…
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Venetian lawmakers made it strictly illegal to feed the pigeons in St Mark's Square, imposing hefty fines on any tourist caught tossing breadcrumbs to the…
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Most people completely fail basic geography when trying to figure out which of these cities is further north.
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Unlike its oceanic northern equivalent, the exact bottom of the Earth sits atop an intensely massive slab of solid rock that is completely smothered by almost…
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If you thought California held the absolute western edge of everything, prepare to be deeply disappointed. Due to California's bizarre banana-shaped curve,…
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