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How Emil Frey whipped up a smooth dairy sensation after two years of tinkering
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The eighth president of the United States, the so-called little magician, saw political parties as the key to achieving power
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On January 1, 2025, copyrights will expire for books, films, comic strips, musical compositions and other creative works from 1929, as well as sound recordings from 1924
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Smithsonian curators remember and honor the 39th president’s uncompromising idealism
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The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district, where the inventor’s descendants are still making them for collectors around the world
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Daniel Bachman is on a mission to evoke Virginia’s past through strange medleys of sounds
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The year's most exciting discoveries included musket balls fired in the early days of the American Revolution, a lost composition by Mozart and a medieval chess piece
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Short sleepers cruise by on four to six hours a night and don’t seem to suffer ill effects
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The shells of the hawksbill sea turtle have been used for luxury items for centuries, but with the species now endangered, new technology is pinpointing where protections are needed most
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In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous history
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Santa Claus is usually good news for tourism—and locales all over the world embrace their proximity to the Christmas figure
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With funding from Ford Motor Company, the long-dilapidated building is being transformed into a technology and innovation hub
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From animal journeys across oceans to the discovery of dozens of new species in the deep sea, these stories wowed us
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A new film starring Timothée Chalamet tracks Dylan's evolution from an acoustic folk singer to a rock 'n' roll superstar
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Whether you love cheese, wordplay, “Star Wars” or Japanese culture, this year’s list has something for everyone in what turned out to be a fantastic year for board gamers
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Supper clubs and immigrant-led cooking classes across the country bring people together, teaching diners to embrace their neighbors from around the world
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Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and ol' St. Nick is spreading holiday cheer for all to hear
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From a total solar eclipse that captivated our continent to record temperatures that scorched the planet, these were the biggest moments of the year
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The sosaku hanga movement, now explored in an exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art, was a showcase for new techniques in creative prints
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A 19th-century scholar claimed that "Cocker's Arithmetick" had "probably made as much stir and noise in the English world as any [book]—next to the Bible"
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