Pennsylvania

Even more puerile artwork

When we first saw this sports field of a Pennsylvania high school, we reacted with “Oh, great, another crudely drawn willy, are there really no original field graffitti artists anymore?” Unable to say anything worthwhile, we forgot about this sight…

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Friday, 7th December 2007

The Longest Trains in the World

Despite being widely touted as the longest trains in the world, the up-to 2.5 kilometre-long freight trains which bring iron ore to Nouadhibou, Mauritania may not be particularly unique in their length. On the day these images were captured, the…

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Thursday, 1st November 2007

Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that: “if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…

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Saturday, 3rd February 2007

Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day, a North American festival which reckons that: “if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog sees…

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Friday, 2nd February 2007

Rockville Bridge

Here’s the longest stone arch bridge in the world, the Rockville Bridge in Pennsylvania (Wikipedia page). It was opened in 1902 and (as you can clearly see on the linked Google map) carries heavy railroad traffic to this day. There’s…

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Thursday, 8th June 2006

Hershey’s Chocolate World

Not as popular here in the UK as it is in the US, we still know all about Hershey’s chocolate – we’ve even had S’mores! Damn they were good… I see you don’t even have to bother making them yourself…

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Tuesday, 14th March 2006
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