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This is the very lovely, but otherwise totally normal-looking Place de Terreaux in Lyon, France. Nothing strange about it at all, right? However if you turn on the "show labels" option on Google Maps, it looks a lot like Google…
Dairy Farming
California's San Joaquin Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the US, and in recent years has seen an expansion of the importance of dairy farming. The US is the second largest dairy producer in the world,…
Sightseeing Help Wanted
FINAL UPDATE: We've now found enough writers and aren't looking for any more submissions at this time. However we will post another post in the future if we should require any more help! Google Sightseeing has been running since April…
Weird Waterways
Today we have a trio of mysterious water-based sightings. First up, these strange pools in Arizona. With all the other weirdness in Arizona, these symbols could only be alien communications, right? The reality is that they were created by Forest…
Um, Is Your Porch on Fire?
Hanging around this property in Atlanta, Georgia, a group of young men appear entirely unconcerned about the fire that's blazing away on their porch. On closer inspection we can see that this guy is on the phone - so perhaps…
Top 10 Rudest Place Names in Britain
For a bit of Friday fun, here's a roundup of our top ten rudest and funniest1 UK place names on Google Maps. So with no further ado, in reverse order, the winners are... 10. Titty Ho, Northamptonshire 9. Back Passage,…
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