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New Amsterdam was controlled by the Dutch from 1624 to 1664
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Men choose jobs that are less flexible in location
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A small study shows that elderly people notice patterns even when those patterns aren’t useful
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But you'll still need to interact with a real, live Girl Scout to gain digital access to their cookies
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In the U.K., you can rent a field for weddings, concerts, sports matches or simply your own enjoyment
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A recently unearthed carving combines Roman and Mesopotamian elements but may represent a god from an even earlier time
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Speeding up detection would help everyone get where they need to be
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Computers at the time didn’t have displays; one economics student created a visualization using water-filled tanks and tubes
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Because, in the end, even great savings won't save you from a singularity
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The overpowering stink of blood and decaying flesh can surprise even trained soldiers
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San Francisco's retail staff will have more stable hours and the possibility to work overtime
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People mostly remember first and recent US presidents, forgetting almost all the ones that came between
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Cinnabon staffs up to cope with the holiday rush for their 880-calorie cinnamon rolls
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In 17th century Poland, people pegged as vampires weren't weirdo foreigners but locals who freaked their neighbors out
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A popular myth about these arctic rodents has its roots in faked documentary footage from Disney
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A distinct species of Pentaceratops was hiding in a museum's fossil collection
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This ancient astronomical calculator is now dated to 205 B.C. and is 1,000 years more advanced than anything else found from that time
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NASA really didn't want astronauts swearing on air
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After an evening in a $350 hotel room, today President Obama will spare the birds from the butcher's block
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