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Preserving Old Computer Games Is Harder Than it Seems
There’s an art and a science to resurrecting now-defunct PC games
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It Is Officially Legal to Ritually Kill Chickens on the Streets of New York City
A judge ruled that there was not enough evidence that the practice was a public nuisance
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This Camera Refuses to Take Clichéd Photos
An art project demands a unique perspective of its user
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Here Are the Winners of Getty Images’ First-Ever Instagram Grant
The photographers come from Bangladesh, Brazil and Russia
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A One-of-a-Kind Museum Was Just Lost in California’s Wildfires
The JKL Museum of Telephony featured hundreds of old-fashioned phones
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There Are About 600,000 Dahlias on These Van Gogh Themed Floats
The colorful floats can be covered in up to one million dahlias apiece.
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This Computer Can Track How Fashion Spreads From the Runway to the Street
Researchers created an algorithm to recognize and analyze fashion on the runway and in the street
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People Have Always Been Obsessed with the End of the World
Since ancient times, art and fiction love to play in the fertile ground of the apocalypse, but it hasn’t always been healthy
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The World’s Rarest Silk Is Made of Clam Spit
Only one person in the world is thought to be able to dive for, spin and create rare “sea silk”
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Six American States Have Official Guns
Rifles and handguns represent some states alongside official flowers, snacks and birds.
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In 1965, 45 Percent of Americans Smoked, Today It’s Only 15 Percent
That’s the lowest percentage ever recorded
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A Single Video Game Character Can Cost Around $80,000 To Make
It takes money to make money.
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Is the Appalachian Trail Getting too Crowded?
Movies and books bring popularity to the long trails in the U.S. and concerns over the trails’ health
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Here’s How Victorians “Photoshopped” Photos
Early photographers used pencils to touch up photographic plates — and the results look pretty freaky
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Comedy Group Wants To Build a Wall To Keep Burners out of the Bay Area
The ban would apply to people armed with glowsticks and art cars alike.
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The History of the Bloody Mary Meat Straw
The straw is one potential upgrade to drink known for its penchant for carrying a little extra protein, among other things
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U.S. Court Says A Chicken Sandwich Can’t Be Copyrighted
Man claims intellectual property theft for putting chicken on a bun.
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