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Despite what furniture stores and car dealerships tell you, officially, we’re really just celebrating George Washington’s birthday
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One of his slaves fled to New Hampshire to escape becoming a wedding present
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The rest of the tips are even farther from any sort of modern scientific basis
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The car's 15 mile-per-hour speed limit keeps things safe
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At some point, the data indicates, more people in prison doesn’t translate to fewer crimes
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Teachers’ unconscious beliefs in the aptitude of boys over girls come out when grading math tests
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A survey of prospective homebuyers reverses certain stereotypes about gendered desires
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The movie’s visual effects are now being used for scientific research
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Instead of starting in Willow, Alaska, this year, the race will start 300 miles north in Fairbanks
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Other pollinators don’t like urban areas as much as rural, but bees live in similar numbers across different landscapes
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The Islamic State is selling antiquities to fund their fight, now a secretive group is trying to protect those cultural treasures
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Researchers have found proof of what caused a hot spring’s drastic color modification—it's people, of course
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Rogue diggers with metal detectors are threatening a priceless archaeological site
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This synchronized dance won a group of 5,211 Indian women a Guinness World Record
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The Lincoln Association of Jersey City claims it has the longest record of celebrating Lincoln’s legacy
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The blob-like creatures’ movements inspired a composer to create a way for slime mold to play the piano
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Experts have long pushed for the change since for most, cholesterol isn't the demon we thought it was
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Some pods have been observed rubbing themselves on rocky beaches; scientists are still working to understand why
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