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Grand Canyon Turns Down Its Lights to Become a Dark Sky Park
Star gazers, rejoice—the skies above the Grand Canyon will never lose their sparkle
Refugees Are Teaching Germans How to Cook Their Traditional Foods
Cooking classes are bridging the gaps between Germans and Middle Eastern refugees
This New Satellite Project Helps People Find Patterns in City Spaces
Terrapattern turns a mad world into a satisfying, matchy-matchy nirvana
Artwork by Muhammad Ali Is Going up For Auction
You could own a painting by the Louisville Lip
After a Century, an Anthropologist Picked up the Trail of the "Hobo King"
One hundred-year-old graffiti by “A-No.1” and others were found by the L.A. River
X-Rays Reveal "Hidden Library" on the Spines of Early Books
Researchers are uncovering fragments of medieval texts used in early book binding
What Happens to the Coins Tossed Into Fountains?
All that money has to go somewhere
A Steamy Letter From JFK Is up for Auction
The president had a real way with the ladies—and with an em dash
There's a World Cup for Unrecognized States
This game is for soccer's international underdogs
Instead of Tagging Real-Life Surfaces, Graffiti Artists Can Use a New Simulator
Fake bombing has never felt so real
This "Lost Underwater City" Was Actually Made by Microbes
Though these formations may not be evidence of a lost city, they show off some intriguing chemistry
Bordeaux’s New Wine Museum Is Open for Business
The “City of Wine” is a vino lover’s amusement park
This Museum Made Art Out of a John Deere Harvester
'Continuous Service Altered Daily' finds life inside a familiar machine
A Brief History of General Tso’s Chicken
From haute cuisine to takeout
Paris’ Iconic “Love Locks” Bridge Is Now Home to a Set of Creepy Statues
The rotating art installation on the Pont des Arts bridge was inspired by classical mythology
Emotikis and New Keyboards Bring Indigenous Cultures to Text Messaging
From Maori emojis to First Nations languages
Vladimir Nabokov’s Butterfly Drawings Take Flight in This New Book
A little-known fact: The author of “Lolita” was also an avid lepidopterist
Are the Fancy New Curling Brooms Fair? Robots and Lasers Will Help Figure It Out
So-called “Frankenbrooms” are causing tension amongst the world's curlers
Inside the Effort to Digitize Medieval Monks' Chants
Scanning and interpreting centuries-old manuscripts is a challenge because musical notation wasn't formalized yet
Surf Legend Builds Artificial Wave That Could Bring Surfing to the Masses
The World Surf League just bought Kelly Slater's artificial wave technology, a move that could bring surfing to places like Nebraska
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