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Ever Wanted to Sleep Inside a Giant Potato? Now You Can For $200 a Night

Doug Williams

Idaho is a state synonymous with its potatoes. According to the Idaho Potato Museum, the Snake River – which flows through 550 miles of Idaho…

Found in a Jar: 2,000-Year-Old Seeds Grow Into Extinct, Biblical Tree

Doug Williams

In 1973, a few date seeds were taken from Masada, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an ancient fortress of historic importance at the plateau…

Trophy Hunter Shoots Second Rare Large-Tusked Elephant in Zimbabwe

Doug Williams

Sure to reignite the debate over the trophy hunting of elephants, a hunter has recently shot and killed a giant trophy elephant in Zimbabwe. Reported…

New York State Will Ban Most, but Not All, Plastic Bags

Doug Williams

On average, a person will only use a plastic bag for 12 minutes, but it will take 500 years for that same plastic bag to…

The 10 Wisest Things Anthony Bourdain Said About Travel

Doug Williams

Willie Nelson’s On the Road Again. The Eagles Desperado, about a lonely cowboy “out riding fences, for so long now…”. The itinerant hobo, hopping trains…

Men’s Beards Contain More Germs Than Dog’s Fur

Doug Williams

A 2018 study sponsored by the Journal for Evolutionary Biology surveyed over 8500 women to identify their preferences on men with and without facial hair.…

Is Bottled Water A Giant Scam?

Doug Williams

“There’s a sucker born every minute,” said P.T. Barnum, by which he meant that anyone can be convinced of just about anything, given the right…

Own Your Own Island, Untouched Scottish Island In Loch Lomond is For Sale

Doug Williams

In the West Dunbartonshire area of Scotland sits Loch Lomond, one of Scotland’s largest lakes in which over twenty islands can be found. One of…

Re-Introduction of the California Condor in the Pacific Northwest

Doug Williams

Hundreds of years ago, the California Condor staked claim to the thermal currents from the Baja Peninsula all the way to British Columbia. This magnificent…

Rescued California Sisters, Ages 8 & 5, Survived by Drinking Rainwater From Leaves

Doug Williams

It’s not often that tales of children who have gone missing turn out to be joyful. Even the FBI says that once a child is…