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Tribal Force, the First Comic to Feature a Team of Native American Superheroes, Is Returning

Tribal Force was the first comic to feature a superhero team made entirely of Native American characters

February 20, 2014

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Write on the Walls at New Museum’s New Exhibit

At Pawel Althamer’s exhibit at the New Museum in New York City, visitors are invited to participate in the creative process

February 19, 2014

New Research

Scientists Revitalize the Reds in Renoir’s Faded Painting

Paint fades over time, but scientific analysis can help reconstruct the original

February 17, 2014

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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

February 17, 2014

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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

February 14, 2014

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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

February 14, 2014

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Vietnam’s Black Market Is Selling Dogs With Rabies To Meet Demand for Dog Meat

The Vietnamese government, however, is pledging to start better regulating the predominately illegal industry

February 13, 2014

Winter Olympics

The Timekeeping Tech that Keeps the Olympics Fair

Modern starting pistols are more Buck Rogers than Dirty Harry

February 13, 2014

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The Tooth Fairy Is a Very Recent, Very American Creation

The tooth fairy first appeared around the turn of the 20th century

February 13, 2014

Chocolate Milk Was Invented in Jamaica

As with many things, the European who gets credit for inventing chocolate milk probably did not actually invent it

February 12, 2014

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Send Your Valentine a Secret Message in the Language of Flowers, Updated for Modern Lovers

Certain flowers had well-understood meanings back in Victorian times, and now a London startup is trying to revive floriography for current times

February 11, 2014

Trending Today

After Retiring From Film in 1950, Shirley Temple Was the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana And Czechoslovakia

What did Shirley Temple get up to in the 63 years after her retirement from Hollywood?

February 11, 2014

Trending Today

Come On, Is Starbucks Really That “Dumb”?

People love to hate on Starbucks. But are those sentiments misplaced?

February 10, 2014

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Hollywood Overvalues Older Male Actors And Undervalues Older Women

A female movie star’s salary peaks at age 34, and then drops off the cliff. Men hit their peak earnings at 51, and keep on making money

February 7, 2014

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The Line Between Weirdness And Normalacy Depends Entirely on Your Point of View

In 1956, an anthropologist described Americans as a people with a “pervasive aversion to the natural body”

February 6, 2014

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A Tiny Scrap of Paper Offers a Glimpse Into Jane Austen’s Inspiration

The small scrap of paper transcribes part of a sermon, the theme of which Austen later explored in “Mansfield Park”

February 5, 2014

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Making Paint Out of Goat’s Milk Is an Ancient Idea

And, actually, it works pretty well

January 31, 2014

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When Your Coffee Maker Is Also a Spectrometer

London-based designer Alex Duffner creates dual-purpose lab/kitchen gadgets

January 30, 2014

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A Factory in China Is Slaughtering Endangered Whale Sharks

A Chinese non-profit wildlife organization exposed what they believe to be the largest whale shark-processing factory in the world

January 30, 2014

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Amsterdam Is Feasting on Pigeon Paté

Street birds, not farm-raised squab, are rumored to be the meat of this tasty spread

January 28, 2014