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Paleontologists Announce “Thunder Thighs”

“Brontosaurus” was a great dinosaur name. The great “thunder reptile” of the Jurassic, there was no better moniker for the stoutly-built sauropod. Unfortunately, the name had to be tossed out in favor of Apatosaurus, but a different dinosaur just described by Michael Taylor, Mathew Wedel and Richa…

By the mid-20th century bookmobiles had become a part of American life, with more than 2,000 plying our inner cities and rural roadways.

Long Overdue, the Bookmobile Is Back

Even in the age of the Kindle and the Nook, the library on wheels can still attract an audience

Rangoon features timeless pleasures such as the Shwedagon Pagoda, a thirty-story gilded temple built more than a thousand years ago.

Touring Myanmar

A practical guide of what to see in the southeast Asian country, from ancient temples to variety shows

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Thomas Jefferson’s Maple Sugar Love and More Presidential Food Facts

Tasty nuggets of presidential trivia include little know facts, including the answer to who was the first locavore president

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It’s Getting Hot in Here

After minor chart success, the O'Jays had considered calling it quits before Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble revived their career with chart-topping hits.

Forty Years of Philadelphia Sound

Songwriters Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble composed tunes with political messages for chart-toppers like the O’Jays and Billy Paul

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