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a bus carries commuters as it travels over Waterloo Bridge in London

Math explains why your bus route seems so unreliable

Miscellaneous

Bus bunching is real. Once a bus gets behind schedule, it’s almost impossible for it to get back on track.

People gather outside a McDonald's restaurant, which was earlier closed for clients, in the Crimean city of Simferopol April 4, 2014. McDonald's has suspended work at its restaurants in Crimea for "manufacturing reasons", the U.S. fast food chain said on

If you’re looking for a Big Mac, you won’t find it in Crimea

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