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The Longest Running Streak on Record Is 16,447 Days
Jogging junkies give exercise records a run for their money
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Fly With The Birds In Nepal. No, Really.
Parahawking is just another way you can get up close and personal with nature
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The Last Navajo Code Talker Has Died
Chester Nez played an instrumental role in World War II
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These 1861 Photos Helped Convince Abraham Lincoln to Preserve Yosemite for the Public
Stanford University celebrates the National Park’s 150th anniversary with some retro photos
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Americans Are Serving Alpaca for Dinner
The llama-like animal is growing in popularity for meat eaters in the U.S.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics for the Discovery of Neutrons Was Auctioned Off This Week
The prize fetched more than Faulkner’s Nobel, but less than Crick’s
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Is virtual reality the solution to housing densification?
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This Rocky Exoplanet is Really, Really Big—Too Big
Kepler-10c is a rocky planet that’s too big to be a rocky planet
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In Wales, Traveling by Dragon Is Now an Option, According to Google Maps
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The Universe Is Beautiful in This New Hubble Image
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image 2014 is stunning
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This Company Sold More Beer by Helping Waitresses Get Home Late at Night
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Twenty-Five Years After the Tiananmen Square Massacre, China’s Still Trying to Muffle Its Memory
Stories and photos preserve the memory of the massacre that is all but a mystery to many young Chinese
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The Fourth Case of Mad Cow Disease Ever Reported in the U.S. Was Just Confirmed
The victim likely picked up the disease while traveling abroad
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In Egypt, Antiquities Looters Use Bulldozers
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Katniss Everdeen’s Three-Fingered Salute Has Become a Real-Life Symbol of Resistance in Thailand
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Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Is Going to Live Underwater for 31 Days
Fabien Cousteau will honor his grandfather’s legacy for over a month
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The World’s Oldest Pants Were Developed for Riding Horses
3,000-year-old pants discovered in ancient tomb in China
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China announced plans to put an absolute cap on its carbon emissions
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