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Would You Move To A Mars Colony?
If you were offered a one-way trip to Mars, without the possibility of a return to Earth, would you take it?
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TIL: 6000 people die on trains per year in Mumbai India. That's 500 per month, or 16 per day!
About 15,000 people die every year trying to cross the tracks of India's mammoth rail network, a "massacre" that a government committee said was being ignored by railway authorities.
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Guy Pumps Out A Valentine — Literally
Last year a guy in San Francisco jumped on a bicycle, clicked on his GPS, clicked on an app, snapped on his helmet, and 27 miles, 2 1/2 hours and many calories later, he'd etched a valentine message onto a street map of San Francisco. That was nice. Now, a year later, it's getting really interesting.
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US Airways-American Airlines to merge
US Airways and American Airlines are joining forces in an $11 billion deal designed to create the world's largest airline.
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Disabled cruise ship reaches dock; passengers begin to disembark
Almost five days after their ship was disabled by an engine fire, the more than 4,200 people on board the Carnival cruise ship Triumph began disembarking late Thursday, about an hour after docking at the Port of Mobile.
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World’s Smallest Hotel - Eh'haeusl or 'the Wedding House'
The smallest hotel in the world is just 2.5 meters wide, and occupies a mere 53 square meters of space but is fitted with all modern accessories from flat screen televisions to a mini spa. But with just one room, only one couple can stay at Eh'haeusl, in Amberg, Germany, at a time.
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Polish forest in summer
This is how it looks polish forest in summer. I miss it very much in this cold snowy winter!
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Portugese ocean
Footprints tell you everything...
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Airlines' airfare hikes not faring well in 2013
For the third time this year, airlines have failed to rally around each other to raise domestic fares.
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$50M in diamonds stolen in 3 minutes
Night had fallen. Some 20 airplane passengers had taken their seats for the short hop from Brussels, Belgium, to Zurich, Switzerland. Unknown to them, a precious cargo was being loaded into the airplane hold along with their suitcases: $50 million in rough and polished diamonds.
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Café
Located in Amsterdam, a great place to enjoy a glass of wine, beer or whatever your soul desires.
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The Era of Cheap Airfares Has Just Ended
Time to shed a tear into your tiny plastic cups of tomato juice, because the merger between US Airways and American Airlines announced last week marks the end of the era of cheap domestic airfares.
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A Mapped History of Taking a Train Across the United States
The first steam engine railway travel took place 209 years ago today. Here, the story of how the Civil War impeded, and then accelerated, the progress of America's trains.
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Mawson's Antarctic Trek: The Greatest Survival Story
His companions died. Food was nearly gone. And Douglas Mawson still had 95 polar miles to go.
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23 Terrifying Runways That Will Stoke Your Fear of Flying
Flying can be a white-knuckle affair for even the heartiest of travelers. But it turns out what you should really fear are airports; almost 60 percent of all aircraft incidents happen there during taxiing, take-off, approach or landing.
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Pilot attempts first flight powered only by household plastic waste
A pilot will attempt the 10,500-mile trip from Sydney to London using a fuel that has never before been tested in the air and is produced entirely from plastic waste.
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Het Arresthuis: A Dutch Prison Turned Into a Luxury Hotel
Het Arresthuis in the Netherland is a newly opened luxury hotel, that served as a jail between 1863 to 2007. The penitentiary has 150 holding cells which have been transformed into 36 luxurious rooms and 7 suites, including four special suites known as The Director, The Jailer, The Lawyer, and The Judge, all of which feature modern furnishings and neat details like exposed brick and barred windows. Also on the grounds are a fully-stocked bar, Restaurant Damianz, a sauna, a gym, and...
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A Look At School Classrooms From Around The Globe
Here’s a whole new look at the world.
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Journey of dreams :)
Adriatic sea in Croatia.
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It's True: More Expensive Hotels Charge More for Wi-Fi
When you plan a vacation you usually remember to budget for things like hotel, travel, meals and perhaps your coffee addiction. But do you remember to factor in charges for Wi-Fi?
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