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travel Surfer hotel in a modded truck David Pescovitz

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politics Gorgeous map of ten of the world's shortest borders Andrea James

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futility closet Twelve Americans were enslaved in Africa after an 1815 shipwreck Futility Closet

Science Wildlife tourists who mistake aggression for kissy-faces in danger of monkey-bites Cory Doctorow

trumpism Internal Islamophobia and racism are costing the FBI its vital, tiny cohort of Muslim and Arab agents Cory Doctorow

security DHS bans laptops in the cabins of flights from 10 airports Cory Doctorow

canada 6 killed in terror attack on Quebec mosque Rob Beschizza

Science 300 Million Children Breathe Highly Toxic Air, reports UNICEF Xeni Jardin