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How November 22, 1963, changed Dallas' Dealey Plaza forever
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A Thursday morning tradition came with strings attached
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Archeologists had to look deep into the catacombs of the prison to find the tunnels dug by criminals in 1945
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Never-before-seen photos reveal that Penn Station wasn't as pristine as we remember when it was torn down
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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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A group of innovators set out to simplify how we make classic Jack-o-Lanterns and their ghoulish grins
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The compulsively creative Hunt might be the greatest inventor you've never heard of
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Rioting tailors, destitute inventors and the court system all got involved in one of the 19th century's biggest innovations
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Samuel Morse was an artist by trade, but to the world he's best known for connecting the dots --and dashes-- that forever changed the way we communicate
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What represents the best in design?
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In 1970, the soft drink company commissioned artists, musicians, and engineers to design an interactive pavilion that could disappear in a puff of smoke
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Employee morale rose but architecture critics were repulsed upon the opening of the company's new campus in Purchase, New York
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In the 1960s, Pepsi rebranded with a new slogan, a new look, and a cutting edge modernist building
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Beekeeping dates back to ancient Egypt. But in 1851, a Massachusetts minister invented a new hive. His secret? Something called "bee space"
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It’s not just about the honey. The humble honeybee is starting to play a greater role in the design of urban living
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Researchers and designers looking to nature for inspiration have literally one million reasons to reveal the secrets of insects
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Some architects played with Legos as a child. And some never stopped playing with them
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The cardboard sleeve became the ubiquitous finger-saver for coffee fanatics everywhere
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The childhood toy becomes an architect's dream come true
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For years, inventors have tried to create a wetsuit capable of withstanding a shark's deadly bite
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