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The Simon and Garfunkel song catapulted the duo to stardom
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More than 70 years after being dropped in Europe, the ordnance is still inflicting harm and mayhem
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Underwater compressed air energy storage is promising, but the fate of this tech remains unknown
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Fleeing the Haitian revolution, whites and free blacks were viewed with suspicion by American slaveholders, including Thomas Jefferson
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The artistic risk and adventure of 20th-century modernism is explored at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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The versatile actor opens up about playing the banker in a new television miniseries and his close encounters with sharks and space aliens
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Limited access to research details and a culture that emphasizes breakthroughs are undermining the credibility of science
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Whether you're a fossil hunter, a history buff or a basketball fan, you won't want to miss these 12 must-see museums in the new year
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In 1916, 32 men were trapped in a mine near Lake Erie. Garrett Morgan saw an opportunity to prove that his fireproof hood worked and went in to rescue them
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These thinkers are making fascinating developments in medicine, economics, art, music and more
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From Hitler's home videos to the suffocating upbringing of an American princess, here are the most-watched videos on Smithsonian.com this year
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The cuttlefish has the largest brain-to-body ratio of all invertebrates, which explains why its camouflage is so intricate and masterful
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Whether you sneeze because of a cold, or after sex or a good meal or in sunlight, the good old Achoo is the body's way of ridding itself of irritants
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An exhibit in Denver looks at why we should all be grateful that Scholder broke his word
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The proposed site might revive tourism in Alexandria and also further research into the ancient ruins
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Threatened by the powerful Hyksos army, the Egyptians have to make a choice: live under the control of the occupiers or risk everything to be free
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Quantum spookiness, a Maya city buried in ash and more in this year’s surprising science
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Recent finds are helping paleontologists piece together what happened after dinosaurs vanished from the island
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With GotIt!, high school students take a photo of a tricky math or science problem and get live tutoring by text from the highest bidder
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