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Matt Spears: Matt Spears Rode 100 Miles of Abandoned Idaho Railroad in a Homemade Electric Rail Camper

October 8, 2026

Matt Spears spent two days deep in the Idaho mountains on a homemade electric rail

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Still Watching Netflix: Inside Netflix's Wonka Factory: A 40,000-Square-Foot Chocolate World Built to Eat, Lose, and Win $100,000

October 5, 2026

Netflix built a 40,000-square-foot edible chocolate factory in Australia for 'Wonka: The Golden Ticket,' where

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Drew Binsky: Drew Binsky Hiked Into the Turkish Mountains to Find Mehmet, a Shepherd Who Has Lived Alone for 17 Years

October 3, 2026

Drew Binsky hiked into the mountains above Antalya, Turkey, with no address and a bag

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Peter Santenello: Seattle Right Now: One Day Across Every Side of a City That Contains Multitudes

October 3, 2026

Peter Santenello and local guide Daniel spend one full day crossing every version of Seattle,

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Kara and Nate: Nate Clipped a Semi-Truck Mirror at the Georgia Border and It Cost Him $400

October 3, 2026

A retired Colorado school bus, nine passengers, and a spontaneous stop at a bright pink

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Sky Life: Inside the Autumn Equinox Ceremony at Stonehenge With Druids, Bare Feet, and 6,000 Years of Ritual

October 2, 2026

At 4:41 in the morning, a line of cars stretched outside Stonehenge as druids, pagans,

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Red Bull: Max Verstappen Started Dead Last Against 100 Drivers and Finished First in Half the Laps He Expected

October 2, 2026

Max Verstappen started dead last against 100 kart drivers on the world's longest kart track

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Sidewalker Daily: How Travel UGC Creators Are Landing Hotel and Tourism Board Deals Worth Thousands a Year

October 1, 2026

A creator flew to one destination, shot a single piece of content for a tourism

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DamiLee: Is Chongqing Really a Cyberpunk City? An Architect Digs Below the Neon

September 30, 2026

Chongqing's viral neon district is a single city block with lights that shut off at

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DamiLee: Hong Kong's Ghost: How 'Efficiency and Profit' Are Erasing the City That Inspired Cyberpunk

September 30, 2026

Architect DamiLee traveled to Hong Kong expecting a story about political pressure and found something

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The Laughing Lion: Ronnie Coleman Still Draws the Longest Lines at the Mr. Olympia Fitness Expo in Las Vegas

September 29, 2026

At the Mr. Olympia World Fitness Expo in Las Vegas, Ronnie Coleman drew the longest

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Dots on a Map: Inside Lofoten: The Arctic Island That Feeds You Cod Ceviche and Sends You Surfing

September 28, 2026

From a hail-stung hike on Senja to a three-course cod ceviche dinner in a Lofoten

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