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Through My Lens: Half Dome in One Day: What It Actually Takes to Reach the Top of Yosemite's Most Punishing Hike

August 9, 2026

At 4:15 a.m., two headlamps leave Curry Village toward Half Dome's summit 8.2 miles away,

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Malini Angelica: Corfu Tops Malini Angelica's Personal Ranking of the 10 Best Mediterranean Destinations

August 9, 2026

Travel creator Malini Angelica ranks her ten favourite Mediterranean destinations, from the Amalfi Coast and

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Lost LeBlanc: Lost LeBlanc Captures One of His Best-Ever Shots During a Chobe Safari That Had Everything

August 9, 2026

Christian LeBlanc called it one of the best shots of his entire trip: an elephant

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The Laughing Lion: The Aipas F3 Max Hit 28 mph on the Las Vegas Strip and Still Had Battery Left After 33 Miles

August 9, 2026

The Aipas F3 Max climbed a 25-degree grade in Las Vegas without the rider pedaling

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: Inside the Real Hobbiton: A Group of Friends Walked Into the Shire and Never Wanted to Leave

August 9, 2026

The Hobbiton set in New Zealand is meticulous down to the Proudfoot family front door

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: Inside Hobbiton: A Tour of the Real Shire With the Man Who Knows Every Hobbit Hole

August 9, 2026

Hobbiton Movie Set in New Zealand spans 12 acres, 44 Hobbit holes, and a fully

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Maroon 5: Maroon 5 Crashed Real LA Weddings on December 6, 2014 and the Couples Had No Idea

August 9, 2026

On December 6, 2014, Maroon 5 announced they were already late, squealed their tyres, and

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Sky Life: What Actually Happens When You Visit Sedona's Hidden Vortex Sites

August 8, 2026

A Sky Life explorer spent a week in Sedona, Arizona, visiting five vortex sites and

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Proctor Gallagher Institute: Bob Proctor Explains Why Repeating an Affirmation 1,000 Times a Day for 90 Days Can Rewire Your Financial Life

August 8, 2026

Bob Proctor drove around for two years with a battery-operated record player running on a

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Proctor Gallagher Institute: Bob Proctor's 60-Year Case for the Law of Vibration and Why Your Results Are Not Your Fault

August 8, 2026

At 26, Bob Proctor owed six thousand dollars, had two months of formal schooling, and

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Motiversity: The Fourth-Grader Who Stood in His Closet and Said He Was Going to the NBA

August 8, 2026

A fourth-grader stood in his closet and announced he was going to the NBA. Decades

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Ryan Trahan: Ryan Trahan Ranked Every State's Top Airbnb in 50 Days and Raised $11.6 Million for St. Jude

August 8, 2026

Ryan Trahan and his wife Haley spent 50 days sleeping in a Cold War missile

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