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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson is considered by many to be the quintessential drug-induced book of the 1970s.

Great Road Trips in American Literature

From Twain to Kerouac to Bryson, writers have found inspiration in hitting the road and traveling the United States

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New Exhibit Showcases Depression-era Artists

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Strange Sex Lives of Orchids

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Ask Smithsonian 2017

Is it Safe to Eat Off Vintage Plates?

Answers for the flea market picker

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Orville Wright Turns 137

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Digging Into Dinosaur Science History

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Beach Reading for Food Nerds

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This Month in Weird Science News

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Celebrate Bad Poetry Day

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King Kong Takes on Dinosaurs in Hollywood

The diamond’s current setting, once described by Evalyn Walsh McLean as a “frame of diamonds,” was originally created by Pierre Cartier and has remained largely unchanged since the early 1900s.

A New Chapter in the Hope Diamond’s History

The National Museum of Natural History’s most famous gem gets a modern update

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Airmail is 150 Years Old Today

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Five Ways to Eat Tomatoes

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Seven Threatened Cats You May Not Know

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“Chinasaurs” Invade Maryland

The traveling exhibit, “Chinasaurs: Dinosaur Dynasty,” is filled with the skeletons of dinosaurs that roamed China millions of years ago

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Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 17-22: Quilting, Conservation Clinics and Awesome Art

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Woodstock: Celebrating 40 Years of Peace and Music

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Weekend Events: Portraits Come Alive, Family Celebrations and a Scavenger Hunt!

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Woodstock—How to Feed 400,000 Hungry Hippies

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Dinosaur Sighting: Tyrannosaurus Guards Google

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