They inadvertently used a photo of the replicate Statue of Liberty in Las Vegas on their postage stamp. Now they have to pay the artist $3.5 million in royalties. | learn more
The City of Amsterdam drained sections of a canal for a new subway line and had a rare opportunity to recover centuries of lost objects from the riverbed. They recovered 700k and published high res photos of 20k. | learn more
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These photos are awesome, so I’m including two in the newsletter! I encourage you to check out the rest. “The Nature Conservancy recently revealed the winning photographs from its massive global contest to find the most glorious images of nature across 5 […]
The real-life person who inspired the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “Catch Me If You Can” is exactly as interesting as you might imagine. He told his story first-hand at Google, and luckily it was recorded and published for the rest of […]
“South Korea’s coach says he made his players wear different numbered shirts in recent friendlies to confuse opponents who he says cannot tell them apart.” | learn more
In preparation for the World Cup and the swarms of incoming tourists it brings, workers in Russia are being taught how to smile and look friendly. | learn more
This is exactly what you expect it to be. “professionally enhance premier intellectual capital” | learn more
“A green mohawk, a virgin until the age of 25, a population in decline since the 1970s, breathes through its genitals. Yep, this endangered turtle is punk as fuck.” | learn more
“Nobody wants to fly economy, but if you’re the CEO of an airline, you should probably do it at least once. Yet American Airlines CEO Doug Parker seems unwilling to admit whether or not he’s flown his airline’s newest economy […]