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George Francis Train traveled around the world three times in his increasingly weird life
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For nine months, the troops waited for orders to advance into Jerusalem. And while they waited, they drank
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Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured an image of the volcano's glowing lava
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Detailed analysis of dino fossils suggests that <i>Tyrannosaurus</i> and its relatives may be on the wrong side of the tree
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From propaganda to experimental cartoons, these films showcase the early days of a national art form
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"Context 958" lived a harsh life and died destitute
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A few days after a New Zealand river gained the rights of personhood, an Indian court has declared that two heavily polluted rivers also have legal status
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New study finds marked differences between the brains of blind and sighted people
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Names were written in French and Arabic on some of the area's rock art, which can date back as far as 8,000 years
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This much-studied population is the first indigenous people of Africa to develop such guidelines
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The name, ‘Cascolus ravitis,’ is an allusion to the legacy of the beloved naturalist
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Peter Cooper thought that round would be the most efficient shape for elevators, and requested an elevator shaft designed accordingly
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From Hooverball to White House frolics, you've never seen the staid president quite like this
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The fire season has gotten off to its fastest start in over a decade, with massive grass fires charring the southwest and plains states
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She revolutionized mathematics, and then was forgotten because she was a woman
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Scientists are learning about how insects evolved from their ancient come-hither dance
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Weapons physicist Greg Sprigg has spent five years declassifying, digitizing and reanalyzing film of the U.S.'s 210 open air nuclear detonations
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Marcel Marceau is history’s most famous mime, but before that, he was a member of the French Resistance
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The instrument was invented by–you guessed it–Adolphe Sax
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