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Five Things to Know About China's Falling Space Station
For one, it's exceedingly unlikely to cause you harm
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How Conflict in the Balkans Is Screwing Up Europe's Clocks
Kosovo and Serbia's clash over energy dropped the oscillation of the Euro grid, making clocks run as much as six minutes behind
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Wreck of Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. <i>Lexington</i> Found 76 Years After It Was Scuttled in Battle
The ship was sunk by an American destroyer so it couldn't be captured in the Battle of Coral Sea, considered to be the first carrier battle in history
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Five Things to Know About Roger Bannister, the First Person to Break the 4-Minute Mile
The Oxford medical student, who died on March 3 at age 88, broke what was believed to be an impossible record
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Study Shows Little Change Since Kerner Commission Reported on Racism 50 Years Ago
An update to the landmark study finds there is now more poverty and segregation in America
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4G Coverage Bound for the Moon in 2019
A private moon mission scheduled for next year will use an ultra-compact network to beam back live images of the lunar surface
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One Man's Search to Find the Families of the "Deportees" in the Famous Woody Guthrie Song
Seventy years after the 1948 crash, Tim Hernandez is bringing new recognition to the 28 unidentified "braceros" who died when the plane blew up
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Stolen Degas Found in Luggage Compartment of French Bus
No one claimed the suitcase containing "Les Choristes" stolen from a Marseille Museum in 2009
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Turkish Garbage Collectors Curate Their Own Library
The sanitation workers have already amassed a collection of more than 6,000 books
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What to Know About 5Pointz Graffiti Collective's Big Win at Court
A federal judged ruled Monday on the whitewashing of the internationally known graffiti site by a New York developer
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A Deadly Virus Is on the Rise for Australia's Cats
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New Museum in Southern France Will House More Than a Thousand Works by Pablo Picasso
The Musée Jacqueline et Pablo Picas, which is expected to open in 2021, will include a trove of works inherited by the artist's stepdaughter
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Watch SpaceX's Successful Launch of Their Falcon Heavy Rocket
After seven years of designing and tinkering, the most powerful rocket in the world hurtled into space
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Truck Driver Leaves Tire Tracks Over Peru's Ancient Nasca Lines
Three of the Unesco World Heritage site's enigmatic glyphs were harmed, but authorities believe they can repair the damage
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Hong Kong Will Phase Out Ivory Trade by 2021
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Chile Designates 10 Million Acres of Land as National Parks
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British Author Takes Fresh Look at the Black Dahlia Murder
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