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The U.S. Army's Future Weapons Office proposed theoretical ways to defend non-existant lunar bases
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Amedeo Modigliani's Nu Couché drew a stunning $170.4 million
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Listen to digitized recordings of wax cylinders, an obsolete technology that revives turn-of-the-century culture
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What secrets have been whispered into this creepy, living copy of the most famous ear in art history?
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And our ancient ancestors likely ate them
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The Hydrus and her crew were lost during the Great Storm of 1913
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In the face of criticism, SeaWorld is retiring its controversial killer whale show
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Did the Titanic's owners know about its collision with an iceberg?
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The hellish landscape is "an exceptionally important addition" to Bosch's grim work
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Recipients never read these letters, but their loss is history’s gain
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Even if it does, perhaps that's not a bad thing
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Try shouting words into the wind, what sounds make it through?
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The beauty had brains—after all, she invented the tech behind Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
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Distilleries could soon be helping save the environment as they bottle up their next batch of brown
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The history of America's racial identity, as told by 225 years of population data
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By day, sleepwalkers may suffer chronic pain, but by night they can jump through windows without feeling a thing
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[heart-shaped eyes] + [clapping hands] + [money bag]
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New photos show the grim (yet beautiful) blast
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