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Was Chop Suey the Greatest Culinary Joke Ever Played?
Have you heard the one about the crowd of hungry miners looking for a meal in Chinatown?
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Excavating the River of Giants
Rare footage shows how paleontologist R.T. Bird diverted a river to excavate a set of Texas dinosaur tracks in 1938
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The Girl Scouts Celebrate 100 Years — Learning More About Juliette Gordon Low
“Once a girl scout, always a girl scout” is the defining motto of an exhibition devoted to the founder of the organization
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Need a Little Social Discovery in Your Life?
The buzz at the SXSW conference this year is about mobile apps that tell you when there are people nearby you really should meet
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Events March 13-15: Public Murals in Southeast DC, The Last Reef, and Hoop Dance with Thirza Defoe
This week, discuss the varying views on public murals, take a 3-D journey of the world’s coral reefs, and perform a People’s Dance with Thirza Defoe
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What is it we look for over mountains and across oceans? Answer our survey and we’ll publish responses in the May issue of Smithsonian
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The Films That Led to Game Change
The HBO film has roots in two acclaimed documentaries that covered the 1992 and 1960 presidential elections
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Drones: The Citrus Industry’s New Beauty Secret
In the future, farmers will use unmanned drones to improve the appearance of their crops
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How Do Some Clocks Set Themselves?
With Daylight Saving Time set to start, take a look inside the radio-controlled clocks that adjust automatically
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Microraptor Was a Glossy Dinosaur
The feathered, four-winged dinosaur had a glorious sheen
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Could supercomputers create an artificial brain that can learn new behavior and develop cognitive skills? Some scientists say not if, but when
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Super-Sized Food of the Future
How do you eat an eight-foot-long ear of corn?
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Behind-the-Scenes With Curator Nick Pyenson: A New Fossil Whale
Around the Smithsonian, routine work can often reap scientific discovery
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Underwood’s Deviled Ham: The Oldest Trademark Still in Use
The 1870 trademark was for “Deviled Entremets”—”Intended for Sandwiches, Luncheons, and Traveler’s Repasts”
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Could The Sun Set Off The Next Big Natural Disaster?
A new study finds that a strong solar storm could disable satellites for a decade
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Which hikes are the best in the world, and which ones did we miss?
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Black Lobster and the Birth of Canning
The canning innovation left another lasting impression: Foods are safe only when sterilized
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Why Does Grapefruit Mess With Your Medicine?
The juicy fruit can cause negative side effects with a number of prescription and over-the-counter medicines
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Which Vacation Spot Changed Your Life?
Tell us what you think about traveling the world and your answer may appear in a future issue of the magazine
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