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The Safest House In The World

Taken by the Houston Chronicle’s Smiley Pool, the shot of a lone house still standing in Gilchrist after Hurricane Ike was seen all over the world. Looking through archival images, it turns out no one should have been surprised the house survived.

Almost 20,000 British soldiers were killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in World War I. No Man’s Land was no place to be, unless you were in the market for a fixer-upper.

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Almost 20,000 British soldiers were killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in World War I. No Man’s Land was no place to be, unless you were in the market for a fixer-upper.

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