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After Seven Years, Melbourne Has Been Displaced as the World's Most Liveable City

You'd better brush up on your German.

Hong Kong's Peculiar Architecture Can Be Explained by Feng Shui

"Dragon gates" are one example of how feng shui has shaped the city.

How Google Maps Typos Grow Into Real Neighborhood Names

Don't trust everything you see on Google Maps.

6 Ways Humans Influence the Weather

Our everyday activities really are able to indirectly influence the weather in ways that go far beyond our addiction to greenhouse gases.

Is the City of Austin Discussing Renaming the City of Austin?

"Keep Waterloo Weird" does have a certain ring to it, but don't hold your breath.

The Tiny "Spite Triangle" That Marks a Century-Old Grudge Against New York City

In the 1910s, the city of New York demolished the apartment building David Hess owned in order to extend a major thoroughfare. But the city didn't seize the entirety of his land—and he wasn't about to give it up lightly.

Air Quality in American National Parks and Big Cities Is Roughly the Same

And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Animal Welfare Groups Are Building a Database of Every Cat in Washington, D.C.

There will even be an app that lets you photograph them.

New Website Lets You Sift Through More Than 700,000 Items Found in Amsterdam's Canals

The discoveries came from the construction of the city's new metro line.

The 10 Most Affordable Cities for Living Abroad

Make moving across the world easier on your bank account.

The 10 Best Cities For Job Hunters in 2018

The Big Apple tops the list.

Most People Consistently Visit 25 Different Places in Their Daily Lives

If you begin frequenting a new place, you probably stop going to another, keeping your total number of haunts constant.

8 Projects That Reenvision the Traditional Cemetery

Burial and cremation aren't the only two options these days.

The 10 States Seeing a Massive Millennial Influx

Let's hope Washington has enough avocado toast to go around.

Here's How Much You Need to Make to Be Among the Top Half of Earners in Your City

Want to feel rich compared to your neighbors? Don't move to San Jose.

These Proposed Concrete Pipe Homes Could Ease the Housing Shortage in Hong Kong

Affordable housing is desperately needed in the city of 7.3 million.

Considering a Change of Scenery? These Are America's Fastest-Growing Cities

Forget New York—try San Antonio on for size.

How 8 Phoenix Neighborhoods Got Their Names

From water companies to Spanish fortresses to made-up Native American words.

Why is New York City Called The Big Apple?

The City That Never Sleeps has lots of nicknames, but this one might be the most ubiquitous.

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Why Jaipur’s King Painted His City Pink to Impress the Prince of Wales

A law makes it illegal to paint the buildings any other color.

A Viking vessel in Saint Kitts, one of the stops on the cruise line's Ultimate World Cruise.

The Longest Cruise in the World Takes Seafarers to 59 Countries Over 245 Days

Could you spend the better part of a year on a ship?

Philadelphia Tops This Year's List of the Most Facial Hair-Friendly Cities in America

Where to go to sport your beard with pride.

15 Fast Facts About the London Tube

A vasectomy kit, a harpoon gun, false teeth, and six full-sized mannequins are just a few of the many strange things that passengers have left behind.

These Are America's 10 Worst Cities for Allergy Sufferers

Spring (a.k.a. pollen) is in the air.

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