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Top 10 Places You Can't Go
 Top 10 Places You Can't Go 
FROM AREA 51 TO DISNEYLAND

Top 10 Places You Can't Go

The world's most significant secret places revealed

(Newser) - Want to visit Area 51? Too bad: The mecca for conspiracy theorists isn't open to visitors. Listverse runs down the 10 most significant places around the world that are nearly impossible for the general public to visit:
  • Mezhgorye: This Russian town is believed to house people working on Mount Yamantaw—
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Brits Battered by Biggest Snowfall in 50 Years

Frozen nation buried

(Newser) - The British government has issued a flash emergency weather warning for all counties as what's expected to be the biggest snowfall in 50 years is burying the nation. Forecasters are predicting nearly 20 inches of snow in under 24 hours in areas already socked by record chills and blizzards. Drivers...

Brit Body Scans Risk Breaking Kid Porn Laws

Officials debating how to protect children

(Newser) - British officials must exempt children from full-body security scans at airports or risk running afoul of the nation's child pornography laws. The British Department for Transport confirmed that the "child porn" problem is among the "legal and operational issues" being discussed as Britain prepares to use the controversial...

Pub Revelers Snowed In for 2 Days

'It was fun,' says tipsy student

(Newser) - A group of 47 revelers and storm refugees were finally rescued yesterday after spending two days snowed in at the highest elevation pub in England. Workers plowed through to some 30 students and teachers from nearby Leeds University and 17 stranded motorists holed up in Tan Hill on the Yorkshire-Durham...

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