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"The Unconscious Patient (Allegory of the Sense of Smell)," about 1624 - 1625 by Rembrandt van Rijn

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Early Rembrandt Found in Basement Goes On Display

The painting is one of five in a series about the senses that the Dutch master created as a teenager

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Super 8 Said Farewell to Its Kitschy Motel Art With a Gallery Show

Sending mediocre art off in style

New Research

Scientific A-Team Plans to Reconstruct Leonardo da Vinci's Genome

Art historians, geneticists and other researchers are working together to compile the great artist's DNA

The iconic brochure format was designed by the man responsible for New York subway signage.

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Want to Browse Some National Park Maps? There’s a Site For That

Can you guess the most popular map?

A Little Free Library in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

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Build Your Own Library at the First-Ever Little Library Festival

The book-sharing stations have popped up all across the United States

A ceiling sculpted by Isamu Noguchi has been restored and is open to public viewing.

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A Modernist Sculpted Ceiling Was Uncovered in a U-Haul Showroom

The Isamu Noguchi work is being shown once again

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'The Shining' Looks to Raise Hairs and Octaves in Its Opera Debut

The Minnesota Opera will debut its take on the horror novel in a new production by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Paul Moravec

Authentic "Derby-Pie"

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Why Making 'Derby-Pie' Might Land You a Lawsuit

The Kentucky Derby’s traditional dessert has a tangled legal history

The diarist's hiding place will soon come to life in Anne, a virtual reality film.

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Virtual Reality Film Will Simulate Anne Frank’s Hiding Place

'Anne' will give audiences a sense of what it was like to be in the "Secret Annex"

Don't worry...there's more than enough cheese to go around.

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The U.S. Has a Massive Cheese Surplus

Imagine 1.19 billion pounds of cached cheese

The Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava after it was decimated by a fire on Orthodox Easter.

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A Historic Cathedral in New York City Goes up in Flames

The Cathedral of St. Sava caught fire just hours after the Orthodox congregation celebrated Easter

Tokyo is the world's largest city...for now.

Age of Humans

Five Things to Know About Megacities

Urbanization is happening fast—here's what to know about the world's largest cities

This photograph of Harper Lee was taken in 1961, one year after she wrote for the Grapevine.

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Biographer Uncovers Unsigned Feature Article by Harper Lee

The 'To Kill a Mockingbird' author published a profile of a Kansas investigator in an FBI magazine while helping Truman Capote research 'In Cold Blood'

Prince's Minnesota home and studio is known as "Paisley Park."

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Prince’s Paisley Park Studios Will Become a Museum

A la Graceland

Protestors sit outside a local town hall.

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Indian Artists Are Protesting a Private Takeover of a Public Art Gallery

Local artists want the Venkatappa Art Gallery to stay public

A statue of Julian of Norwich at Norwich Cathedra. She is one of the first-known women writers in the English language.

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For the First Time, See Two Early Medieval Books Written By Women On Display Together

The manuscripts detail the authors' experiences

The National Museum of Natural History is seen engulfed in fire at Mandi house on April 26, 2016 in New Delhi.

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Fire Devastates New Delhi's National Museum of Natural History

A late night blaze guts one of India's favorite museums, destroying valuable collections and exhibits

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An Israeli Brewery Recreated a 2,000-Year-Old Beer

Beer brewed as in Biblical times

The page of The Consolation of Philosophy once stolen from The Cambridge Songs

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'Lost' Medieval Music Performed for the First Time in 1,000 Years

Researchers and musicians at Cambridge reconstruct songs from 'The Consolation of Philosophy'

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This Artist Builds Tiny Rooms in Milan’s Forgotten Manholes

The seemingly whimsical project has a darker meaning

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