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A Christmas tree.

How a Former Cheney Aide Nearly Killed the Christmas Tree Industry

The National Christmas Tree Board was supposed to protect American tree growers, until one man intervened.

Muira McCammon December 13, 2016

Richard Helms, left, in 1968.

The FBI File on the CIA’s 'Gentlemanly Planner of Assassinations'

Richard Helms kept secrets.

Beryl Lipton December 8, 2016

FAA Chorale John Hanks, Director 1983-1990, in action.

There's Only One Government Agency With Its Own Special Anthem

The 1980s-era ditty is strangely catchy.

George Pendle November 15, 2016

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District.

Halethorpe, Maryland

Maryland's 3rd Congressional District

A winding district gerrymandered into the shape of a mantis.

Monument to French Ambassador to the United States Jean Jules Jusserand in Rock Creek Park, Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Jean Jules Jusserand Memorial

An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.

Interior view of Tammany Hall decorated for the National Convention July 4th, 1868.

6 Infamous Places of Political Corruption

A crooked tour of American politics.

Meg Neal November 1, 2016

Florida House, in Washington DC.

There's Only One State Embassy In Washington. Of Course, It's Florida's

Florida exceptionalism wins again.

Eliza McGraw October 28, 2016

The Complaints the FTC Received Over Pokémon Go

Will someone please think of the children?

JPat Brown September 28, 2016

The Mystery of the State Department Spokesman Who Died And ... Kept Speaking

Beryl Lipton September 21, 2016

Watch Five Alarmingly Calm Men Stand Under an Exploding Atomic Bomb

In 1957 a group of soldiers watched an atom bomb go off directly above their heads.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 13, 2016

Swedish Government Boards Achieve Gender Parity After 28 Years of Work

Solid work, Sweden.

Erik Shilling September 2, 2016

Lucky visitors to the Supreme Court play basketball.

Washington, D.C.

The Highest Court In the Land

There just so happens to be a court even higher than the U.S Supreme Court: a basketball court in the building itself.

A Complete Listing of All the Hardware at the Department of Energy Headquarters

Including Jaz drives.

Allan Lasser August 11, 2016

Opa-locka City Hall.

Opa-locka, Florida

Opa-Locka City Hall

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

A view of City Hall from below. (Photo:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Mural alongside Alfonso Wells Memorial Playground

Detroit, Michigan

Eight Mile Wall

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

The Mayor of Ock Street, Abington's favorite mock official.

The Mock Mayors Who Pretend to Rule Bits of Britain

An age-old protest tactic has become a goofy way to strengthen communities.

Cara Giaimo July 29, 2016

The Largo Party House.

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Largo

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.