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Cale Weissman

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One of the grander uses of a pineapple motif, at Dunmore House in Scotland.

architecture

The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple

By Cale Weissman

'There’s a County Mounty at the Pickle Park,' and More Creative Trucker Slang

transportation

'There’s a County Mounty at the Pickle Park,' and More Creative Trucker Slang

By Cale Weissman

The Internet Is Coming To An Ocean Near You

oceans

The Internet Is Coming To An Ocean Near You

By Cale Weissman

Why Exactly Did the Vikings Flee Greenland?

science

Why Exactly Did the Vikings Flee Greenland?

By Cale Weissman

A Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte

food

Is Your Pumpkin Spice Latte Polluting Rivers?

By Cale Weissman

Barrels at the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery

crime and punishment

How a Small-Town Crime Syndicate Stole Kentucky's Bourbon

By Cale Weissman

Burbling tanks of frags for sale glow under blacklights at the Manhattan Reefs Fall Frag Swap.

coral reefs

For Fraggers, Coral Collecting is Serious Business

By Cale Weissman

Apples at Clarkdale Fruit Farms, Deerfield

food

Apple Orchards Are Dens of Casual Thieves

By Cale Weissman

Migrating Vaux's swifts roost in Agate Hall chimney at the University of Oregon

animals

How a Chimney in Portland Became a Fall Hostel for Thousands of Tiny Birds

By Cale Weissman

U.S. Sailors and Marines participate in a crossing the line ceremony aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) as the ship passes the equator May 16, 2008.

underground week

Behind the Strange and Controversial Ritual When You Cross the Equator At Sea

By Cale Weissman

Detroit by night.

fire fighters

How Detroit Exorcised Devil's Night

By Cale Weissman

Merritt Parkway, Connecticut 1

roads

The Alluring Art Deco Parkway That Winds Through Connecticut

By Cale Weissman

A street planning map from 1821 by John Randel

infrastructure

The Hidden Bolts that Drive Manhattan's Infrastructure Nerds Nuts

By Cale Weissman

DUKW amphibious truck.

boats

Can a Duck Boat Cross the Atlantic?

By Cale Weissman

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