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| 3 points by user_7832 3 months ago | past |
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| 4 points by downbad_ 3 months ago | past |
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| | Why Japan's Rail Workers Can't Stop Pointing at Things (2017) (atlasobscura.com) |
| 4 points by downbad_ 4 months ago | past |
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| | Famous Photo of Chernobyl's Dangerous Radioactive Material Was a Selfie (2016) (atlasobscura.com) |
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| 2 points by thunderbong 5 months ago | past | 1 comment |
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| 70 points by bcaulfield 5 months ago | past | 13 comments |
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| 3 points by rawgabbit 5 months ago | past | 1 comment |
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| 5 points by thunderbong 6 months ago | past |
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| 2 points by gibspaulding 6 months ago | past |
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| 3 points by Brajeshwar 7 months ago | past | 1 comment |
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| 1 point by Brajeshwar 7 months ago | past |
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