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archive

A Look Inside Florence's Strangest Archive

For six centuries, the Corsini Family has recorded everything that's ever happened to them.
May 11, 2016
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secret

A Secret, Wild Pocket Of Central Park Reopens

It had been closed to the public since 1934.
May 11, 2016
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radioactive

How Radioactive Animals Become Tools, Pests and Political Statements

Far from Chernobyl, turtles, rabbits and cows make nuclear cleanups an educational mess.
May 11, 2016
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nazis

Mystery Person Buys $17.2 Million Kneeling Hitler

This sculpture is made of human hair and wax.
May 10, 2016
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turkey

Before Bowie Or Prince, There Was Zeki Müren—Turkey's Gender-Bending Rock Star

As a new project, "Zeki Müren Hotline," shows, Turkey has never forgotten its own "Prince from Outer Space."
May 9, 2016
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pollution

Taiwanese Temples Cut Down On Incense To Fight Pollution

Incense, "ghost money," and pyrotechnics generate a surprising amount of smoke.
May 9, 2016
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colonial america

The Hidden Messages of Colonial Handwriting

Back then, penmanship was basically secret code.
May 6, 2016
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subways

This Baby Beaver Won DC's Hearts and Minds After Trying to Take the Metro

"He was a little cutie," observers report.
May 6, 2016
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festivals

Hipsters Trap Themselves In Wristbands Weeks Before Hip Thing

Music festivals are sometimes not fun.
May 5, 2016
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jobs

Man Sues Former Employers for Boring Him

He wants a lot of money.
May 4, 2016
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olympics

Olympic Flame Lands On Brazilian Runway

Before it can serve as a beacon for humanity, it has to fly in on a plane just like the rest of us.
May 3, 2016
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conspiracy theories

The Weird History Of The Space Blanket

From refugee crisis symbol to conspiracy theory scapegoat, this shiny blanket means many different things to many different people.
May 3, 2016
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bathrooms

Beijing's Latest 'Toilet Revolution' Includes ATMs and Free Wifi

They're getting fancy.
May 2, 2016
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marketing

The First Woman to Put Her Face on Packaging Got Trolled Like Crazy

"You ought to feel solemn... that your face pervades the mind of the nation like a nightmare," wrote one early hater.
April 29, 2016
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animal cams

Two Baby Eagles Ate A Kitten While Pittsburgh Watched

When eagle cams get real.
April 29, 2016
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travel writing

Read a Japanese Region's New Anti-Flatulence Brochure for Tourists

The booklet, now available in English, counsels tourists on how to "understand the Japanese mind" by refraining from screaming and farting.
April 28, 2016
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kickass women

The Queer Black Woman Who Reinvented The Blues

In the 1910s and 20s, Ma Rainey took the stage with an ostrich feather in one hand and a gun in the other.
April 27, 2016
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giant food

Enormous KFC Chicken Bucket Crashes Into Long Beach

What happens when a California windstorm gets hungry.
April 27, 2016
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oceans

Bubble Runner Again Picked Up By Coast Guard, Which Is Tired of This

The aspiring ocean ultramarathoner was trying to reach Bermuda.
April 26, 2016
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schools

The California Teens Reinventing the Science of Space Ballooning

The small-town high schoolers have turned their favorite after-school activity into a bonafide stratospheric research institute.
April 26, 2016
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fleeting wonders

Statue Gets Detachable Penis After Vandals Keep Stealing It

“I wouldn't want anyone—not even my worst enemies—to go through what happens to this statue," one official said.
April 25, 2016
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bicycles

Do You Like Dialect Quizzes? You Have a French Bicyclist To Thank

How a 19th century "human transcribing machine" inspired generations of linguists.
April 22, 2016
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rescues

Firefighters Yank Fake Horse Out Of The Mud

A primer on rescuing livestock ahead of monsoon season.
April 22, 2016
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women

Susan B. Anthony's Grave Covered in 'I Voted' Stickers After Primary

It was a sticky tribute.
April 21, 2016