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Learn, Laugh, Explore, & More - February 18th, 2022

Learn, Laugh, Explore, & More - February 18th, 2022
Did you know you can go swimming in a gap between continents in Iceland?
Did You Know You Can Go Swimming in a Gap Between Continents in Iceland?

The Silfra Fissure is the only place in the world where you can dive between tectonic plates.

Centuries Of Agricultural Inbreeding Produce Apple With Warped, Protruding Jaw
Centuries Of Agricultural Inbreeding Produce Apple With Warped, Protruding Jaw

In an unsettling development that elicited gasps and whispered horror from local townspeople, orchard sources reported Thursday that centuries of agricultural inbreeding had produced an apple with a warped, protruding jaw.

Destination: McCarthy, Alaska, and Kennecott Mine
Destination: McCarthy, Alaska, & Kennecott Mine​

In Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, there sits a village called McCarthy. If you search for this place on Google, you’ll find it says, population: 0. But people do live here.

National Park NFTs Are Officially a Thing. Not Everybody’s Happy About It.
National Park NFTs Are Officially a Thing. Not Everybody’s Happy About It.​

The creator of National Park NFTs says he plans to donate a portion of the proceeds to the National Park Foundation, but environmental activists are critical of its choice of blockchain, which is among the least environmentally friendly.

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