The true story behind England’s tea obsession

Imagine the most English-English person you can think of. Now I’m fairly certain that no matter what picture you just conjured up, that person comes complete with a stiff upper lip and a cup of tea in their hand. Because that’s what the English do. They carry on and they drink tea. Tea is so utterly English, such an ingrained part of the culture, that it’s also ingrained in how everyone else around the world perceives that culture.

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Sunrise at Yellowstone Lake

Sunrise through steam from thermal features along the shore of Yellowstone Lake. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

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How Detroit’s Mayor Became Unbeatable

Mike Duggan pulled a symbol of American decline back from the brink. Now, he wants to finish what he started.

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Sparks Lake, Oregon

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TIL: Outcome of terrorist groups

Ways that terrorist groups end: Converted into a legitimate political process. (Negotiation) 43%;
Law enforcement took out 40 percent. Ten percent won. Only 7 percent, were taken out by military force.

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Why Those Floating Fire Ant Colonies In Texas Are Such Bad News

Ants didn't take over the world by being stupid and cowardly. Case in point: Rafts of fire ants have been spotted floating around floodwaters in Houston, Texas, colonies banding together to weather super-storm Harvey.

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My week in Lucky House: the horror of Hong Kong’s coffin homes

Benjamin Haas joins the retirees, working poor, drug addicts and convicted criminals who live crammed into the city’s tiny plywood cubicles

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A year-long observation reveals the secret life of a tree and its animal visitors | Aeon Videos

‘There are trees where to lay your eggs or where to find a safe cover; trees on which to look for food or, simply, to scratch your back and thus leave behind a trace of your passage’ – Bruno D’Amicis and Umberto Esposito

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How Does Two Feet of Rainfall Become Ten Feet of Flooding?

Hurricane Harvey and its remnants have managed to dump likely record-setting amounts of rainfall across Texas. The Weather Channel expects that some locations could see accumulation totals of 50 inches before the weather finally lets up. Some locations around and outside of Houston have already have seen floods higher than 15 feet.

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What Led Benjamin Franklin to Live Estranged From His Wife for Nearly Two Decades?

A stunning new theory suggests that a debate over the failed treatment of their son's smallpox was the culprit

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