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Cornflakes, flour and, uh, asbestos were all used in early movies
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In the early days of the parcel post, some parents took advantage of the mail in unexpected ways
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Computers can write sports articles, replace stock brokers and help diagnose patients. But they can’t write good crosswords
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It’s the latest in an ongoing saga about press freedoms in the populist-led country
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The giant bulb was an important part of early American nuclear history. Now it’s part of a miniature railroad
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This December, we’re exploring the drink’s storied history
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New evidence suggests the family was not specifically targeted, but rather discovered during an investigation related to illegal ration coupons
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The beloved story sold 6,000 copies in its first week in print and 15,000 in its first year
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The founding fathers struggled with the idea of whether the top leader should be impeachable
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<i>I Have a Name/Yo Tengo Nombre</i> offers a devastating glimpse of those who are gone—and a glimmer of hope to those who want to find them
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The Park Slope plane crash was a tragedy, but it proved the importance of the flight data recorder
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Su Lin was the first giant panda to come to America, landing in San Francisco in 1936
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Following Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine's government asked that the artifacts be returned to Kiev
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Kokomo, Indiana, has reversed a 61-year-old ban on the game
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Gone With The Wind, the highest-grossing period drama ever, premiered on this day in 1939
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"Crown Winter With Green" has some serious archival cred—and a sad story to tell
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Decades of once-secret maps are now freely available online
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The government doesn't want the apartment complex turning into a Neo-Nazi shrine
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Its two competing origin stories are linked by one thing: convenience
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The baseless accusation sparked the road to the infamous internment camps
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