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High School Students Portray Personalities from the Portrait Gallery

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Orangutans Use Leaves to Sound Bigger

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Paleo-Profile of David Hone: China, Blogging, and Bone-Eating Dinosaurs

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“Staged Stories” Opens at the Renwick Gallery

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From Morning Glory to On Golden Pond, Four Oscars for Kate Hepburn

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Was the Ancient Incan Empire Fueled by Warm Climate?

Chopsticks were developed about 5,000 years ago in China.

The History of Chopsticks

Ancient philosopher Confucius’ disdain for a common utensil may have helped cement the chopsticks’ role as China’s preferred food-conveyance implements.

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Did Giant Predatory Dinosaurs Eat Bones?

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National Inventors’ Month Looks Bright at the Smithsonian

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Old Bay Spices Up My Life

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Weather vs. Climate

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Georgia Elementary School Trades One Dinosaur for Another

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FDR’s Stamp Collection: A Childhood Hobby He Took to the Oval Office

Curator Cheryl Ganz explains Roosevelt’s motives in this video

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Ron Mueck’s “Big Man” is BIG

The Hirshhorn’s sculpture is compelling and confounding. Is he pouting like an over-grown child, or is he angry?

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Ugly Watermelons Get a Second Life

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Where Did Dinosaurs Come From?

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Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 3-7:

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Five Funny Science Sites on the Web

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Smithsonian Weekend Events: LEGOs, Forensics, and Marcel Duchamp

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A History of Western Eating Utensils, From the Scandalous Fork to the Incredible Spork

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