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    Ultimate Remote Tourist Destination: Tristan da Cunha

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    If you wanted to get away from it all, where would you go? Previously Sometimes Interesting featured Bouvet Island, the most remote island in...
    Lake Vostok

    The Largest Underground Lake in the World: Lake Vostok

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    There are more than 140 lakes underneath the glaciers in Antarctica. The largest is Lake Vostok, located 13,100 ft (4,000 m) beneath the Russian...
    Centralia

    The Ground is Smoking in Centralia, Pennsylvania

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    Centralia was incorporated as a borough in 1866 when coal was discovered in the area. Coal mining gave birth to the town and it...
    Foxconn apple factory

    Foxconn: Depressing Apple Factory

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    Previously Sometimes Interesting featured Guiyu, the Chinese town tasked with disposing most of the world's electronics. What about the origins of the electronics we...
    lighthouse storm

    Maritime Tech: A Lighthouse Guide

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    Lighthouses are a dying breed. Ships feared dark coastlines and relied on lighthouses to keep them safe from dangerous rocks. Today with GPS and...
    Empire Nevada

    Empire: Abandoned Company Town of Nevada

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    A company town is a town where all property and services are owned by the employer. For an employer who plies its trade in...
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    Uncovering the history of the abandoned, forgotten, and unexplained.