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Grab a book, grab a mic, get down.

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Finland’s Hot New Karaoke Bar Is a Public Library

Don’t stop believin’ in the power of music

A crowded beach in Cinque Terre, Italy

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There’s a Price to Pay for Saving Spots at Italian Beaches

Be careful where you lay your towel

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Tourists in Hawaii Accidentally Discovered Ancient Petroglyphs

A stroke of luck on the beach

Book carts can already get out of control quickly, so careening them along a twisty course was treacherous indeed.

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Librarians Have an Olympics, Too

Brains met brawn in a bookish competition for the ages

The new statue of Lucille Ball

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"New Lucy" Is Unveiled Nearby "Scary Lucy" in Lucille Ball's Hometown

It's a tale of two Lucys

Temple where the remains of a body and two important hieroglyphic slabs were discovered in Xunantunich

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Rare Maya Burial Temple Discovered in Belize

Excavations at Xunantunich have uncovered the remains of a body and hieroglyphics that tell the story of the snake-head dynasty

Excavations of a Dark Ages palace on the Tintagel Peninsula in Cornwall

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A Palace Was Unearthed Where Legend Places King Arthur's Birthplace

Archaeologists at Tintagel uncover walls and artifacts from a Dark Ages complex likely used by local kings

The viewing pod slides up and down the tower, which has been acknowledged as world's most slender by Guinness World Records.

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New Observation Tower Is World's Thinnest

Brighton's West Pier comes back to life...as a crazy vertical viewing tower

The ancient carving after it was vandalized by well-intentioned youth.

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One of the Earliest Images of Skiing Was Destroyed by Youths Trying to “Improve It”

The petroglyph was made 5,000 years ago

An artist's concept of Moon Express's MX-1 Micro Lander, which may head to the moon as soon as next year.

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The First Private Lunar Landing Was Just Approved

Moon Express will head to Earth’s nearest neighbor in 2017

These shaggy icons may be long gone by next century due to climate change.

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California’s Joshua Trees Are Under Threat

Climate change could decimate the iconic tree for future generations

The "Bee and Bee" at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver, Canada is made from materials gathered from urban gardens across the city and woven together with found pieces of ivy, wool, and leaves.

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Forget the Hive, Now Wild Bees Can Check in to These Swanky Hotels

Don't six-legged guests also deserve the best bang for their buzz?

The Great Blue Hole, a 354-foot deep cavern and popular dive site in Belize's Lighthouse Reef

Journey to the Center of Earth

Explore Some of the World's Deepest Blue Holes

The Dragon Hole in the South China Sea is now the "world's deepest" underwater sinkhole. Learn why these geologic wonders form in oceans around the globe

"UnderLA" brings projections of the Earth's lithology to a concrete-bound stretch of the Los Angeles River.

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A New Installation Turns the L.A. River Into Art

The river’s surreal landscape is the perfect place to make a statement about water use

Piccadilly Circus, circa 1949.

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Tour the London of Yore With a Gigantic New Photo Map

The London Picture Map brings an old city to new life

An image of a nebula used in "The Hubble Cantata."

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The Cosmos Sings in This Fusion of Astrophysics and Music

<i>The Hubble Cantata</i> brings the stars down to earth

The pony swim in 2008

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Watch the Chincoteague Ponies Complete Their 91st Annual Swim

For nine decades, the local fire department has herded the horses from Assateague to Chincoteague Island to auction off the foals

Earliest known photograph of the White House. The image was taken in 1846 by John Plumbe during the administration of James K. Polk.

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The White House Was, in Fact, Built by Enslaved Labor

Along with the Capitol and other iconic buildings in Washington, D.C.

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This App Puts a Museum in Your Phone

Get out and get some culture with a newly released app that gives art a smart spin

"Memory Wound" is within view of Utøya, where Norway's July 22 massacre occurred.

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An Artist Will Slice Up a Peninsula to Remember Norway's 2011 Massacre

"Memory Wound" will evoke the brutal losses of the July 22 tragedy

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