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A trial at the Destrehan Plantation sentenced 45 men from the uprising to death or to go to New Orleans for future trials.

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How a Nearly Successful Slave Revolt Was Intentionally Lost to History

More than 500 slaves fought for their freedom in this oft-overlooked rebellion

Mumbai's gigantic Dharavi slum will soon be home to a mobile museum.

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Mumbai Is Getting a Museum Designed For and About Its Slums

But is a museum showcasing objects created by slum residents ethical or exploitative?

Wrecking balls remain ubiquitous in popular culture today, despite their dwindling use at construction sites.

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The Rise and Fall of the Wrecking Ball

The instrument of destruction was popular in the 1950s and '60s but is now a rare creature on the demolition site

A rendering of the MoonArk

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What's Inside this Artistic Capsule Headed to the Moon?

See how these artists captured a portrait of humanity in just six ounces

A meteorite discovered in the Australian ouback on New Year's Eve.

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4.5 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Found in the Australian Desert

This 3.7 pound rock could help scientists learn about Earth's origins

University of Colorado Denver researcher Martin Lockley (right) and Ken Cart pose beside large a dinosaur scrape they discovered in Western Colorado.

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Dinosaurs May Have Dug Trenches to Woo Mates

Ancient grooves discovered in Colorado suggest dinos had bird-like mating rituals

Globular cluster 47 Tucanae

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Old, Dense Star Clusters Might Be the Place to Look for Complex Alien Life

The age and density of globular star clusters could give alien life both the time and resources necessary to brew complex society

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Instead of Cheesy Pickup Lines, 19th-Century Americans Gave Out Calling Cards

Consider it the Victorian-era version of OKCupid

Crews abandon their ships during the Great Whaling Disaster of 1871.

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Remnants of a Whaling Disaster Have Been Discovered off the Coast of Alaska

A catastrophe wiped out an entire whaling fleet 144 years ago, now researchers have found some of the wrecks' remains

A Brandeis University researcher studied paintings by Edgar Degas and other bummed-out artists to see if grief affected their sale price.

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Grief May Not Make Artists Better

New research shows that bummed-out artists aren't necessarily better ones

A selection of nominees for the 2014 Angouleme Grand Prix lifetime achievement award.

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Prestigious Comics Festival Comes Under Fire For Excluding, Then Denying Existence of, Women Creators

The Angoulême International Comics Festival drops its shortlist for its top award after more than half its nominees withdrew their names in protest

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Grab Your Fork and Travel Back in Time With These Old USDA Dietary Guidelines

Wheels, pyramids and plates—dietary recommendations have come a long way in the last century

"Take care of your book — it is the true companion in campaigns and in peaceful work," urges one poster found in the New York Public Library's Russian Civil War poster collection.

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The New York Public Library Just Made More Than 180,000 Items Available Online

Instant gratification for curious minds

A First Folio kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, U.K.

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Shakespeare’s First Folio Goes on Tour in the U.S.

Rare copies of the tome, containing 36 of the Bard’s plays, will visit every state for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death

Keeper Jessica Jones with Lamas and Alpacas during the annual animal stocktake at ZSL London Zoo, UK.

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The London Zoo Is Making its Annual Headcount This Week

Ensuring every animal is present and accounted for

This monitor lizard is definitely not thinking of eating poisonous toads.

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Scientists Trained Monitor Lizards Not to Chow Down on Poisonous Toads

And they did it by feeding them smaller and less-poisonous toads

A women harvests millet in Arunachal Pradesh, India

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This Ancient Grain May Have Helped Humans Become Farmers

Millet's short growing season and low water needs might also benefit a modern world stressed by climate change

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Popular Brain Game Maker Luminosity Faces a Fine for False Advertising

The science doesn’t back up the claims that playing memory and attention games can prevent mental decline

The first hydrogen bomb was detonated by the United States in a test over the Marshall Islands in 1952.

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What’s the Difference Between an A-Bomb and an H-Bomb?

Why North Korea’s alleged nuclear test is drawing skepticism and fear alike

A gold-painted statue of Chairman Mao has been erected in a remote part of central China.

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Chinese Capitalists Built a Gigantic, Golden Statue of Chairman Mao

Like the Chairman's legacy, this 121-foot statue is hard to ignore

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