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King cake may have gained fame through American Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but it got its start in Europe
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As we count down the hours until the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, we thought we’d take a look at past Olympics games
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The precise stitchwork of May Asaka Ishimoto, a second generation Japanese American who survived two years in an internment camp
An industrious community
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K-12 students have through March 17 to submit a design
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Sweets are not in short supply around Valentine's Day. But here's an option a little more sophisticated than candy hearts or chocolate kisses
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Due to another large snowfall, all Smithsonian museums on the mall are closed today, including National Zoo, Udvar-Hazy Center & Heye Center in New York
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There's a reason sweethearts don't give each other boxes of radicchio for Valentine's Day. Humans have a soft spot for things that taste sweet
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While practicing law in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln defended a man in a highly unusual case and later recounted the mystery as a short story
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