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Facebook Users Want Help Distinguishing Satire From Reality

A special label could indicate whether content posted on Facebook is in jest

Chippewa men performing in an annual powwow held near Cass Lake, Minnesota.

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An American Tribe Wants a German Museum to Return Native American Scalps

The German Museums Association says that scalps are not subject to the same ethical guidelines that govern other human remains

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Watch How Jim Henson Animated Jazz With Tiny, Dancing Strips of Paper

Jim Henson had a soft spot for jazz

Robin Williams as Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam

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Here’s What the Real People Robin Williams Portrayed Had to Say About Him

Robin Williams played a number of real people throughout his career

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Hummus and Goat Cheese Are Out; Ramen and Brussels Sprouts Are In

Food trends, as revealed by the New York Times’ coverage

Iceland's Capital Reykjavík

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Iceland’s Naming Laws Prevented a 10-Year-Old From Getting a Passport

Iceland’s rules for naming children are getting a lot of attention after a few high-profile cases

A herd of horses in Mongolia

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The World’s Longest Horse Race Is Going on Right Now in Mongolia

With wild horses, broken bones and treacherous terrain, this isn’t a steeplechase

The contested self-portrait.

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If a Monkey Takes a Photo, No One Owns Copyright

The contested photo likely belongs to neither monkey nor man, but to the public domain

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The Rise and Fall of PBR

How Pabst Blue Ribbon lost its cool

Barcelona's Olympic Stadium

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Barcelona’s Turning Its Old Olympic Stadium Into a Virtual Reality Themepark

At Barcelona’s Olympic Stadium, you can race a virtual Olympian

A humanitarian crisis is underway in Sinjar, Iraq, and the surrounding towns.

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Thousands of Iraqi Refugees Are Trapped Without Food or Water on Mountains Surrounded by Militia

Delivering help by land or air is impossible, humanitarian aid experts say

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When Scientists, Social Media, and the Kardashians Collide

A commentary published in a scientific journal sparks a heated debate amongst scientists

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Bake Sales And Girl Scout Cookies Are Out; Bowl-a-Thons Are In

The then-and-nows of kids’ food-related fundraising

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Quentin Tarantino And Judd Apatow Agree: Kodak Film Can’t Disappear—They Need It

Some of Hollywood’s most famous directors are pressing studios to buy Kodak film—before it’s too late

French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel with some of his works in Hong Kong, May 2014. The sculptures he is designing for Versailles have a similar pearl-strand shape.

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For the First Time in 300 Years, a New Permanent Sculpture Will Grace Versailles

A fountain sculpture being installed on the grounds is intended to be the first permanent addition to the collection in centuries

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If Certain Couples in Yemen Choose to Divorce, Their Siblings Must Get a Divorce, Too

“Swap” marriages dictate that both marriage vows and divorces must be evenly shared between siblings of two families

Balan, the Blowpipe maker.

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Meet One of the Last Bornean Elders Who Still Makes Traditional Poison Dart Blowpipes

It takes two days of constant drilling by hand to create a single pipe, which can be used to hunting animals

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Another Horribly Botched Execution Reveals Ongoing Flaws in Lethal Drug Cocktails

The execution of Arizona inmate Joseph Wood took nearly two hours

A mall in Beijing.

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China’s Extra Wide Ladies-Only Parking Spaces Sparked a Backlash Over Sexism

The mall that created the women-only spaces meant well, but their reasoning is indicative of a bigger problem

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