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South San Francisco, California

An industrious community

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“Doodle 4 Google” Theme Announced

K-12 students have through March 17 to submit a design

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Going Red Velvet for Valentine’s Day

Sweets are not in short supply around Valentine’s Day. But here’s an option a little more sophisticated than candy hearts or chocolate kisses

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Snow Day, Part 6: All Museums Closed

Due to another large snowfall, all Smithsonian museums on the mall are closed today, including National Zoo, Udvar-Hazy Center & Heye Center in New York

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The Evolution of the Sweet Tooth

There’s a reason sweethearts don’t give each other boxes of radicchio for Valentine’s Day. Humans have a soft spot for things that taste sweet

Abraham Lincoln ca. 1846, photographed in Springfield Illinois by N.H. Shepherd

Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Writer

While practicing law in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln defended a man in a highly unusual case and later recounted the mystery as a short story

Yuichiro Miura set the world speed skiing record at Italy's Kilometer Lanchard in 1964, only to see it broken the next day.

The Godfather of Extreme Skiing

Meet Yuichiro Miura, the man who skied down Mt. Everest more than 50 years ago

Cooking Up a Storm

In case you haven’t heard, the DC region got some serious snow this past weekend…some have been referring to it as “Snowpocalypse” or “Snomaggedon”

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