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This Camera Refuses to Take Clichéd Photos

An art project demands a unique perspective of its user

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Half of American Catholics Have Lapsed

But 11 percent eventually return to the church

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Competitive Tree Climbing Is a Thing

It’s on, arborists

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Here Are the Winners of Getty Images’ First-Ever Instagram Grant

The photographers come from Bangladesh, Brazil and Russia

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A One-of-a-Kind Museum Was Just Lost in California’s Wildfires

The JKL Museum of Telephony featured hundreds of old-fashioned phones

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There Are About 600,000 Dahlias on These Van Gogh Themed Floats

The colorful floats can be covered in up to one million dahlias apiece.

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This Computer Can Track How Fashion Spreads From the Runway to the Street

Researchers created an algorithm to recognize and analyze fashion on the runway and in the street

The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

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People Have Always Been Obsessed with the End of the World

Since ancient times, art and fiction love to play in the fertile ground of the apocalypse, but it hasn't always been healthy

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The World’s Rarest Silk Is Made of Clam Spit

Only one person in the world is thought to be able to dive for, spin and create rare "sea silk"

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Six American States Have Official Guns

Rifles and handguns represent some states alongside official flowers, snacks and birds.

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In 1965, 45 Percent of Americans Smoked, Today It's Only 15 Percent

That’s the lowest percentage ever recorded

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A Single Video Game Character Can Cost Around $80,000 To Make

It takes money to make money.

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Is the Appalachian Trail Getting too Crowded?

Movies and books bring popularity to the long trails in the U.S. and concerns over the trails’ health

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Here’s How Victorians “Photoshopped” Photos

Early photographers used pencils to touch up photographic plates — and the results look pretty freaky

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Comedy Group Wants To Build a Wall To Keep Burners out of the Bay Area

The ban would apply to people armed with glowsticks and art cars alike.

A Bloody served in a bar, loaded with goodies and with a beer chaser.

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The History of the Bloody Mary Meat Straw

The straw is one potential upgrade to drink known for its penchant for carrying a little extra protein, among other things

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U.S. Court Says A Chicken Sandwich Can’t Be Copyrighted

Man claims intellectual property theft for putting chicken on a bun.

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Confused Construction Workers Tore Down an Ancient Tomb and Replaced it With a Picnic Table

Is the tomb's picnic table-like appearance to blame?

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Big Ben is Running Fast

Or is it slow?

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"Full Blood Resurrection" and Other Gaming Terms Are Entering Chinese Vernacular

As online gaming is so popular in China, it’s changing the way people talk.

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