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President Obama Just Created the First National Monument to Gay Rights
The Stonewall National Monument tells the story of LGBTQ struggles in the United States
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A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today
Modern experts still don’t agree on what caused plagues of compulsive dancing in the streets
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What’s the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.?
Listen up, would-be Anglophiles: Here’s how never to mess up your realms, kingdoms and empires again
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Some Genes Remain “Alive” for Days After the Body Dies
Studies in animals show that even when a creature has ceased to live, some genes are still busy doing their thing
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Commemorate the Panama Canal’s Expansion With These Photos From Its Construction
The Panama Canal is opening a third lane to accommodate new mega cargo ships, a feat almost—but not quite—as impressive as building the original
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Solving a Neighborhood Mystery Reveals Forgotten African-American History
An abandoned lot in San Antonio turned out to be an important part of the city’s story
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Mammals May Have Dinosaurs to Thank for Their Night Vision
Mammals most likely developed a new pathway to night vision to avoid the jaws of dinos and other daytime predators
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A Brief History of Congressional Carpets
There’s more to the House floor than meets the eye
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A Lucky Artist Will Be Marooned on a Deserted Island
An artist-in-residence program invites applicants to consider spending a month alone in paradise
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Murder of Environmental Activists Reaches All-Time High
At least 185 environmental activists were murdered in 2015, according to a new report
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After 52 Years, the “Mississippi Burning” Case Closes
The Department of Justice and State of Mississippi close the investigation of three civil rights workers killed by KKK members in 1964
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Pvt. 1st Class Harold Schultz never publicly spoke about his role during his life
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Editing of Human Genes May Begin by Year’s End in the U.S.
The first-ever trial of CRISPR in the U.S. will test if it’s safe to edit T cells in cancer patients
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UN Report Shows Refugee Numbers Have Hit a Historic High
More than 65 million people are now displaced from their homes due to extended wars and a lack of new solutions
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New Evidence Strengthens the Case for Pluto’s Underground Ocean
Features on the dwarf planet’s smooth surface suggest that not all is frozen on that tiny, distant world
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Land Around the Infamous San Andreas Fault Is on the Move
Scientists mapped how California rises and falls around its most famous fault
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PG&E Announces Closure of California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant
One of the most famous, but aging, nuclear power plants in the U.S. will soon see its end
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The Event that Wiped out Dinosaurs Also Nearly Did in the Mammals
New estimates suggest a measly seven percent of mammals survived the extinction
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Trader Joe’s Agrees to Fix Its Fridges for the Environment
The retailer just agreed to a pricey settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency
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Every Sperm Whale Alive Today May Have Descended From the Same Female
An 80,000-year-old “Eve” was the mother of all modern sperm whales—literally
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