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George Van Tassel believed he could communicate with aliens
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Two athletes are halfway through an impressive 32-pitch climb up El Capitan's Dawn Wall
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The year saw a few prominent disasters, but 2014 was, unfortunately, nothing out of the ordinary
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There's a serious proposal to send astronauts to a floating cloud city in Venus's atmosphere before heading to Mars
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The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1960
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Workers must periodically cover the Taj Mahal in clay to remove the pollutants stuck to its marble walls
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The bright glow of friction in Earth's atmosphere
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The Conjuring Arts Research Center in New York City houses some of the world's rarest books on the art of deception
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Rufous hummingbirds have no business being in St. Paul amid freezing temperatures
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According to experts, the project will likely wreak havoc on both Nicaraguans and the country's environment
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There's not much to do while NASA goes through its pre-launch checks
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Your reward: a spot in a digital time capsule buried beneath the lunar surface
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There's more to the world's airports than newsstands and food courts
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The company hopes to resume flying with a new ship by summer 2015
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Officials haven’t confirmed whether the canine is a full-blooded gray wolf, but wolf advocates are pretty convinced
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When it comes to whisky, Japan, the US and even England now reign supreme
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Private spaceflight may see tighter federal regulation
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Just scan a tag near the statues with your cell, and they'll call you with a quick first-person history lesson
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There are 29 abandoned buildings in all, several of which visitors can explore
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