Southwest Airlines Co.’s 72 hour seat sale proved to be too much of a good thing, as huge public response slowed the website to a crawl on Wednesday. Despite adding capacity for the website in […]
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North Korea Wants Two Million Tourists To Visit
North Korea has a bit of an image problem. Between starving its people, publicly executing officials with anti-aircraft guns and its nuclear ambitions, the hermit kingdom isn’t the kind of place most people would think […]
China Issues Travel Bans To Citizens Who Behaved Badly While Abroad
In a surprising move Chinese authorities have banned four people from leaving the country after they were caught misbehaving on a recent trip. Beijing is seeking to improve the image of its tourists in the […]
Egypt To Rebuild Alexandria Lighthouse, One Of World’s Seven Ancient Wonders
Egypt’s supreme antiquities council has approved the rebuilding of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the World’s Seven Ancient Wonders. The Lighthouse, which was built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in 280 BC, once stood over […]
ISIS Opens 5 Star Hotel For Terrorists
Deluded terror organization ISIS is known for its heavy use of propaganda. It’s latest effort to mask a starving population, pervasive sex slavery and human rights abuses is showcasing a luxury hotel in the Iraqi […]
Antibiotics Used To Preserve Ancient Frescoes Of Pompeii
Some of the most celebrated frescoes at the ancient Roman ruin of Pompeii have been given a course of antibiotics. Specifically, conservators used amoxicillin, a type of penicillin, to treat strains of bacteria living in […]