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The original homes of the Toda people, an ancient Indian tribe

There are many different tribes of people in India. One of them, the Toda tribe, living on the Nilgiris plateau,…

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The inviting but deadly swimming spot – the “never-ending” Jacob’s Well In Texas

Southwest of Austin, in Hays County, Texas, lies one of the world’s most dangerous diving spots. Jacob 's Well is…

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What happens when you Free Willy your goldfish – becoming a big problem in waterways

When goldfish enthusiasts decide that their stuffy little aquarium is too cruel a place to contain their sparkly little friends,…

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The Extraordinary Life of Jonathan: The World’s Oldest Living Land Animal

Surrounded by lush pastures adorned with trees sits Plantation House, a stone built Georgian house located on the remote island…

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Indian Tree Markers: Explore How Indians Used Bent Trees as Clever Trail Markers

Many people today do not know how to navigate without a GPS. Some younger generations do not even know how…

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Skeeter Snacks: Why Some People Get Bitten, and Others Don’t

You’re sitting around a campfire with friends and, as evening sets in, the local insects are coming out. Some of…

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His ship was sunk by a U-Boat, he survived on a wooden raft for 133 days

In 1942, at the height of WWII, a 24-year-old Chinese man named Poon Lim was serving as a steward on…

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Grab your bedroll – you can spend the night in these ghost towns

Camping can be a lovely, quiet, outdoor pastime, but for those who require a little more thrill, it’s possible to…

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This Russian family was cut off from all human contact even unaware of WWII

Agafia Lykova has lived her entire life in the depths of the immense Siberian wilderness known as the taiga. For…

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Fleeing to the jungle during the Vietnam War, they walked back out 40 years later

It was 1973 during the Vietnam War when a bomb went off in the village of Tram Kem and killed…

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