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When the country gained its independence after World War I, Alphonse Mucha was called upon to design an important part of any country's identity - money
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Paleontologists in Canada have just uncovered a rare, especially big Triceratops skeleton
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The meticulous records of an amateur butterfly club in New England are opening a window into changes happening to the regional climate
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A collection of the standup comic's jokes, costumes and even her signature prop–the cigarette holder–reside at the American History Museum
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Today the French fashion designer's observations seem wise, clever or amusingly dated
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Authors like Roald Dahl or James Joyce never could have predicted that their words could be spun into these tantalizing meals
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Along with motion-sensing cameras and projectors creating augmented reality, they'll likely be among the tools training chefs of the future
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Long before the age of Kickstarter, Hugo Gernsback used his magazine to garner interest for a monument devoted to the inventor of the telephone
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New research is yielding oil dispersants that are non-toxic and prevent oil from sticking to birds and wildlife
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The race for the tallest structure in the world has been with us since humans built structures, and today it is going strong. But where's the limit?
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Over 110 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed where a major NASA facility now sits
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The Internet is full of great websites where you can play with hominid fossils
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This week, learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen, test your Olympic trivia and learn how to care for your heirlooms
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Researchers have encoded a book, including pictures and an accompanying computer program, in DNA
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Dome-headed dinosaurs dramatically reshaped their skulls. How does this affect how we count dinosaur species?
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This new research reveals how little we know about the brain and how it affects our daily lives
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With her magazine, the longtime editor sold sex as well as the latest, often provocative fashions
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The latest research on the "Do babies have an innate moral compass?" question indicates that no, they do not
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