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Scientists Revitalize the Reds in Renoir’s Faded Painting
Paint fades over time, but scientific analysis can help reconstruct the original
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Facebook Can See When Your Flirting Turns Into Something More Serious
Facebook exchanges increase in the build up to a new relationship
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xkcd’s “Frequency” Will Make You Feel How Fast the Earth Is Moving
How long do you need to watch to see a magnitude 4 earthquake?
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This Winter’s Record Number of Plane Cancellations Can’t Entirely Be Blamed on Weather
This has been the worst winter for flight cancellations on record
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6,000 Years Ago, the Trendiest Food in Ancient Britain Was Dairy
New research shows that ancient Britons started cooking with dairy soon after livestock was introduced to the isles
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Walk Across Lake Superior’s Frozen Surface to These Insane Ice Formations
Sea caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore are usually only accessible by boat
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Nazi Scientists Wanted to Use Mosquitoes to Send Diseases Behind Enemy Lines
The Nazi SS ran an entomological research facility
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We Know Dinosaurs Pooped, But Did They Pee Too?
Researchers are trying to figure out whether dinosaurs combined feces and urine or not
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Ancient Cities Developed in a Surprisingly Similar Way to Modern Ones
The same mathematical equations that describe patterns of modern urban sprawl are equally suited to explaining the development of ancient cities
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The World’s Most Valuable Stamp Is Expect to Sell for More than $10 Million
There’s only one of these stamps left in existence
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Woodrow Wilson’s Family Home Opens in Columbia
Woodrow Wilson’s boyhood home in Columbia, South Carolina is having it’s grand opening on Saturday, February 15
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The Cat Parasite That Causes Toxoplasmosis Is Turning Up in Beluga Whales
Native Inuits who eat Beluga whales risk infection if the meat is not thoroughly disinfected by cooking
Here’s What Sochi Looks Like from the ISS
In some ways, they have the best view of anybody this year - no stray dogs, or double toilets, just beautiful lights and an interrupted stream
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Wisdom the Albatross, the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Has Yet Another Baby
Wisdom is 63, and this is thought to be her 35th-or-so chick
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Finding the Best Office Temperature Is Basically Impossible
Is there a universally perfect working temperature? Probably not, and trying to find it might be a wild goose chase
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China Gets Its First American-Style Chinese Restaurant
Located in Shanghai, the American-style Chinese restaurant Fortune Cookie was founded by two Cornell graduates, Fung Lam and David Rossi
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Happy Birthday Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh’s entrance wasn’t loud or flashy, much like the bear himself it was simple and sweet: a short poem in a little magazine
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What Happens When There’s a Tie at the Olympics?
Until they start 3D printing golds on demand the IOC will have to prepare for ties, regardless of how unlikely they are
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Detroit’s Art Collection Could Be Saved From the City’s Creditors
Detroit is bankrupt, and the city’s creditors are looking everywhere for money, including the Detroit Institute of Arts
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