The festive White House Christmas Tree in Washington, DC. The theme for this year's holiday decorations is “Season of Peace and Light.” Photo by Anna Moneymaker. From the “most famous” (a disputed ...

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Bir Tawil is one of the weirdest regions on Earth. Bir Tawil is often described as the world’s only unclaimed habitable territory. But behind that description lies a much more interesting (and complex ...