stackyFACTSThe Cuyahoga River in Cleveland was so packed with industrial runoff and floating debris that it routinely burst into flames. It took a particularly photogenic river fire in 1969 to finally make people realize that water probably shouldn't be highly flammable.
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The American instinct to just throw cash at a map until it belongs to them is practically genetic. In 1867, 1946, and again in 2019, the United States…
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To walk across the original, historic 1830s London Bridge today, you must travel to what highly unexpected location?
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