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Edith Wharton had presumably outgrown her rattle by the time this photo was taken in 1877.

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For Sale: Edith Wharton’s $16,500 Baby Rattle

Fanciest. Teething device. Ever.

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New Video of Floating Blobs of Fizzy Water in Space

Microgravity is the best place to figure out why raindrops are round

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Lego Superfans Built This Epic Model of Hadrian's Wall

The edge of the Roman Empire, recreated with tiny toy blocks

Cebreros station

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Falcons Protect This Deep Space Antenna

Nesting birds and their droppings can keep space scientists’ telescopes from getting a clear signal

Cameras captured snowy craters scattered across the moon's north side.

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Stunning New Views of Enceladus, Saturn's 6th-Largest Moon

A new flyby has revealed a spidery network of cracks crisscrossing its northern pole

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Why a Denmark Zoo Publicly Dissected a Lion

The zookeepers say it is an educational opportunity

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When You Space Out, Parts of Your Brain go to Sleep

Midday drowsiness might mean you’re already drifting off

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Prosthetics Could Soon Have a Sense of Touch

A technology suprisingly inspired by Darth Vader

A honey bee’s eye dusted with pollen from a dandelion pollen magnified 120 times won 1st prize in the 2015 Nikon Small World competition.

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See at a Bee’s Eye Level With 9 Award-Winning Microscopic Photos

The winners of Nikon’s annual photomicrography competition have an eye for detail

Francis Bacon, social networking superstar, strikes a pose ca. 1618.

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Six Degrees of Francis Bacon Is Your New Favorite Trivia Game

Move over, Kevin!

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Why Does the Internet Hate Renoir?

A tongue-in-cheek protest movement wants to remove the artist's paintings from museums

A page of the original King James Bible

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The Origins of the King James Bible

A handwritten draft of the world's most famous bible has been discovered in England

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This Halloween, Who Wants to Spend a Night in the Paris Catacombs?

Airbnb is looking for two brave souls to sleep with the dead

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Fossilized Teeth Reveal Humans Were in Asia Long Before Europe

Early humans might have been more inclined to roam than scientists previously thought

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Hunter-Gatherers Sleep Little and Get Up Early

Our ancestors probably didn’t need nine hours of sleep either

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There's a Fake Egyptian City Buried in California

The incredible, nearly forgotten story behind one of Hollywood's most expensive movie sets

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This Is What a 50-Lane Traffic Jam Looks Like

A Chinese highway looked like a parking lot after this massive traffic snarl

A clutch of titanosaur eggs

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Can Eggshells Crack the Case of Whether Dinosaurs Ran Hot or Cold?

Dinosaurs may not be cold or warm blooded, but somewhere in between

A photographer with Reuters, Finbarr O’Reilly, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province during 2011

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The Technical Challenges of Photojournalism in a War Zone

A short documentary reveals what it's like to work in Afghanistan

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High Definition Video of Jupiter Reveals New Weather in the Great Red Spot

Video portrait shows massive storm changing as it shrinks

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