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Evidence indicates the wheel was created to serve as potter's wheels around 3500 B.C. in Mesopotamia—300 years before they were used for chariots.

A Salute to the Wheel

Always cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, here is the real story behind the wheel – from its origins to its reinvention

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Text President Lincoln

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Is Headache-Free Wine Too Good to Be True?

Kids Want to Know: What Does the President Think About Space Dinosaurs?

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Bobcat Company Archives Goes to Smithsonian American History Museum

Australia’s Simpson Desert

Australian Lake Comes to Life

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Caption Writing Contest #4 – Winner Revealed!

Chewing gum has been around for centuries.

A Brief History of Chewing Gum

The Mayans and Aztecs were the first to unlock the positive properties of gum

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Where is the Dinosaur Capital of the World?

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Air and Space Museum Curator Releases Book on Spacesuits

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A Caricature of a Female Scientist

The play "Legacy of Light" tells the story of two female scientists, but left our blogger disappointed

The Kuroshio, or "Black Current," is the Pacific Ocean's answer to the Atlantic's Gulf Stream.

Borne on a Black Current

For thousands of years, the Pacific Ocean’s strong currents have swept shipwrecked Japanese sailors onto American shores

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough travels to Nairobi, Kenya to understand the research programs and opportunities at the Mpala Research Centre.

Day 1: Seeing Kenya from the Sky

Despite many travel delays, Smithsonian Secretary Clough arrives in Kenya ready to study the African wildlife at the Mpala Ranch

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Godzilla Terrorizes the Hirshhorn

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Swiss Chard Pizza

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Filling in the Dinosaur Family Tree

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Fingerprints and Friction

Why do humans, other primates and koalas have fingerprints?

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Smithsonian Events Week of June 15-19: Stamps, The Wright Flyer, Weddings and Rocknoceros

National Museum of American History

Flag Day at the National Museum of American History

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Weekend Events: Byzantine Music, Garden Fest and Hawaii!

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