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In 1796, the first president voluntarily left office, cementing the significance of a lofty ideal for his young country
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These bizarre creatures have been around for hundreds of millions of years, and for humans, they’ve inspired horror, admiration and culinary prestige
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A horticulturalist with the New York Botanical Garden provides advice for prolonging the life of your pumpkin
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Pizza and pasta are pretty obviously out, but what are the other no-nos?
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The game show host, who died Sunday at age 80, donated items to the Smithsonian in 2013
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"I think most of the time Elvis didn’t even know I was taking photographs," said the photographer, who died in 2014
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The commemoration of the end of slavery holds special meaning for Americans nationwide
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Here's how the Smithsonian acquired the instrument of one of the world's most influential and unconventional American jazz musicians
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Curator Larry Bird weighs in on the significance of Plymouth Rock—and the two pieces in the Smithsonian collections
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Two curators from the African Art Museum recommend authors who have joined Achebe in shaping the world's understanding of the African experience
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In honor of Inauguration Day, here's a little quiz to see how much you know about presidential food history
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FEMA themselves admit that they look to the omnipresent chain to see where the damage is the worst
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A Berkeley startup's new spin on an old fuel-producing technology is a win-win for the environment
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One neuroscientist is peering into the canine brain, and says he's found evidence that dogs may feel love
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With Frax, users can create mathematically-driven art, adding color, depth and texture to geometric shapes
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When the beautiful historic buildings of our nation's capital need repair, architects get creative with the exterior work
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Inventors of software called EngageSense say you can tell if kids are engaged in class by analyzing their eye movements
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Inventor Bill Mitchell is developing the PicoBrew Zymatic, an appliance that brews beer at the touch of a button
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A group of innovators set out to simplify how we make classic Jack-o-Lanterns and their ghoulish grins
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After a teenage beauty turned up dead in the Hudson River, not even the godfather of detective fiction could figure out who done it
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