Sora News 24 encountered a rumor that a particular plot of land in the city of Nagasaki was Russian territory. It sent a reporter to investigate and found a clump of abandoned shacks. What was the purpose of this place?I...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/02/05/This-Tiny-Abandoned-Slice-of-Japan-Belongs-to-Russia/Pictured above is the border between the United States and Canada. To the south, you see the State of New York. To the north, you see the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. You'll notice that there's a slice of land north...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/05/19/Kanatakon-A-Tiny-Piece-of-Canada-Attached-to-the-United-States/(Maps: Google Maps)This is Machias Seal Island, a... ...independent nation. That treaty attempted to draw borders over unexplored lands. The authors did the best t...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/04/22/Machias-Seal-Island-An-Ongoing-Border-Dispute-Between-the-United-States-and-Canada/(Photo by Andy Strangeway)Rockall is a tiny island—a rock, really—in the north Atlantic Ocean. Ireland, the UK, Denmark and Iceland all lay claim to it. For more than 60 years, those nations have been locked...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/03/13/Rockall-A-Tiny-Island-Claimed-by-Four-Nations/(Photo: Squelle)The War of 1812 ended in a draw between the United States and Britain. But it could have ended badly for the United States, particularly in the second half of 1814. So after the war, President Madison vo...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/11/24/Fort-Blunder-The-Fort-That-America-Accidentally-Built-in-Canada/You know that odd feeling when you wake up from a deep sleep and for a brief moment you can't tell if you're Canadian or not?— Robb Allen (@ItsRobbAllen) October 15, 2013 If you're not sure, then reach for a cup o...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/18/Waking-up-in-the-Morning/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMkYlIA7mgw](Video Link)Much of the border between the United States and Canada consists of the 49° north parallel line of latitude. But, due to the practical considerations of border...
https://www.neatorama.com/2013/06/06/The-Bizarre-Borders-of-the-US-and-Canada/Does your company have communication problems? Do some departments act like independent countries? That's nothing compared to the headquarters building of the computer security company Alunsa. It straddles the Dutch-Germ...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/09/The-Office-Building-That-is-Half-in-Germany-Half-in-the-Netherlands/There are many places in the world where two n... ...il is an 800-square-mile parcel of land along the borders of Egypt and Sudan, but neither country claims th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2012/03/23/bir-tawil-the-land-no-one-wants/My neighborhood Borders is closing - it's a big blow to our local mall an... ...and movie theater complex. The rumor of Borders bankruptcy had swirled around for a whi... ...Merchandise Planning & Analysis for Borders outlined 6 re...
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