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When in Rome, why not visit a celebrated edifice?
Matthew Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Coolest Stuff on the Planet. My name is Matthew, and this is Rachel. Rachel Hello, everybody. Today’s topic takes us straight back to Rome. This is another, I...
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La Isla de las Munecas: Land of Eerie Dolls
Not your ordinary baby doll (Alfred Muller/Flickr) Let’s face it; disfigured dolls are creepy. Welcome to La Isla de las Munecas (translation, the Island of the Dolls), home of zombie dolls. The...
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An Art Exhibit You Have to Swim to See
Have you ever encountered a crowd of statues while snorkeling? Who are all these frozen people? (Jason deCaires Taylor) Obviously, this woman has. She’s swimming in the crystal clear waters off the...
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How to refine oil in your backyard -or- the environmental and economic...
Nigeria is a country that has a lot of oil. It also has a somewhat more Wild West feeling than more developed parts of the world do. And parts of the country experience crushing poverty that provides...
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Underwater Statue of a Couch Potato
Artist Jason DeCaires Taylor has added a few new installations to his underwater museum off the coast of Mexico. (See my previous post on his work.) Here’s my favorite of the new sculptures: a man...
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Dying Language Might As Well Be Dead
I can’t remember the podcast where we referenced it, but at some point Josh and I got into a brief sidebar about dying languages. I believe it was in reference to a pair of researchers that were...
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Is your stomach grumbling for Mexican food?
"You're welcome," said Mexico. (Michael Maes/FoodPix/Getty Images) If so, I’d like to point out that UNESCO recognizes traditional Mexican cuisine as an “intangible cultural world heritage” — right...
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Mind-blowing Video: Francis Alÿs and Tornado Chasing as Art
Your Stuff to Blow Your Mind duo is back in HowStuffWorks’ Atlanta home base after attending the World Science Festival in New York City. We’ll be sharing all we learned in a series of forthcoming blog...
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Beetle Parked Under the Sea
I really never get tired of blogging about this place. Behold the latest addition to the Museo Subacuatico de Arte (MUSA) off the coast of Cancun. Not far from the underwater crowd of people and man...
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Chichen Itza
Our Chichen Itza podcast was suggested by our viewer Justine and this archeological site in Mexico is really an amazing place. It is a collection of temples, pyramids and other stone structures from...
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