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Wild Animals Are Not Pets

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Meet Mrs. Obama’s Inaugural Jewelry Designer Loree Rodkin

“You’ve called the wrong jewelry designer,” was Rodkin’s first thought when she got the call to do Michelle Obama’s inaugural earrings, ring and bracelets

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In a Pickle

First lady Michelle Obama's donates her Jason Wu inaugural ball gown to the First Ladies' Collection at the National Museum of American History.

First Lady’s Inaugural Gown Arrives at Smithsonian

Michelle Obama donates her Jason Wu gown to the First Ladies’ Collection at the National Museum of American History

Among botanist Robert Fortune's tasks in China was to learn the procedure for manufacturing tea, as shown in this 18th century tea plantation.

The Great British Tea Heist

Botanist Robert Fortune traveled to China and stole trade secrets of the tea industry, discovering a fraud in the process

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