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St. Louis was originally a French colonial city, but most remnants of that period have been lost to time, until now
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The Columbian Mammoth gets caught in the crossfire of the culture wars
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Noise from the shipping industry can stress and harm marine animals
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President George W. Bush's portraits of world leaders appear to be copied off photos available on the internet
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Money can't buy you happiness, even if you're a lawyer
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This small book has puzzled scholars for decades and remains a mystery
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As tough as it was on humans, it may have been even harder on the animals who don’t get to curl up in front of the fire
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420,000 ATMs are about to become easy targets for hackers
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Regardless, many report still preferring old-school violins made by Italian masters
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During the peak growing season, the corn belt outproduces the Amazon
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Bacon has a long history in the American space program
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Despite video games' bad rep, they might improve a person's strategizing and multi-tasking abilities
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In the interest of branding, however, it doesn't matter who said it, only that it worked
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First Missouri and now Texas has refused to disclose the origins of lethal injection drugs used in recent executions
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William S. Burroughs once said, “Sometimes paranoia’s just having all the facts.”
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Life expectancy has doubled, and child vaccinations rates are higher than they are in the U.S.
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Two very shy oarfish were seen swimming near the shoreline in Mexico
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Representations of the Buddha are highly particular
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Pro-Russian protesters took control of government buildings in three Ukrainian provinces over the weekend
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About 20 percent of reviews on Yelp might be fraudulent. But should Yelp have to disclose the identities of its reviewers?
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