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Turns out the famous violins really are different from modern instruments
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Eisenhower kicked off the space race with a goodwill wish
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Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day this year because not everyone follows the same calendar
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A cold snap in the Algerian city of Ain Sefra led to a snowfall that covered the area's distinctive orange dunes
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The week-long holiday is a celebration of African-American culture
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Over four years, the Pan-STARRS telescope collected 2 petabytes of photos of the night sky, creating the most complete astronomical atlas yet
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<i>Subway Therapy</i> captured a city's outpouring of emotion. Now, the notes New Yorkers left behind will be archived
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Her name is <i>Hippo Ballerina</i>, and she’s sure to make theatergoers do a double-take
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Cornflakes, flour and, uh, asbestos were all used in early movies
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From sunsets to city lights, the images capture the beauty of our ever-changing planet
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But questions remain about the permanency of the act in the arctic
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In the early days of the parcel post, some parents took advantage of the mail in unexpected ways
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Computers can write sports articles, replace stock brokers and help diagnose patients. But they can’t write good crosswords
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It’s the latest in an ongoing saga about press freedoms in the populist-led country
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Known as the Western Pacific Biotwang, researchers believe it may be a previously unrecoreded call from a dwarf minke whale
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A new reports details the dozens of new animal and plant species scientists found in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong in 2015
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The giant bulb was an important part of early American nuclear history. Now it’s part of a miniature railroad
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This December, we’re exploring the drink’s storied history
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New evidence suggests the family was not specifically targeted, but rather discovered during an investigation related to illegal ration coupons
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For people with epilepsy, a flashing screen can be more than a passing annoyance
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