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The Deep Blue Lakes of Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan

Apr 8, 2012

The name Afghanistan invokes images of a dry and arid country with mountainous terrain, endless desert, thorn bushes and mud houses. But at ...

The Adams River Salmon Run

May 2, 2012

The Adams River is a tributary of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. During mid-October millions of sockeye salmon run through th...

A Blast From The Past: Episode 9

Feb 14, 2016

A collection of interesting articles that you may have missed, pulled out from Amusing Planet’s past archives. Close Up Pictures Reveal The...

Canal of the Pharaohs: The Forerunner to The Suez Canal

May 21, 2021

The Suez Canal may be a marvel of modern engineering, but there is nothing modern about digging canals. Navigable waterways have been dug si...

Spindletop: The Gusher That Launched The Oil Industry

Jan 25, 2021

Although the modern oil industry is said to have begun with the drilling of the first oil well by Edwin Drake in Pennsylvania, it was the di...