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You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanbul
Stanford scientists have digitally created the building’s unique sound, taking listeners back to the Middle Ages
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Snow Falls in the Sahara for the First Time Since 1979
A cold snap in the Algerian city of Ain Sefra led to a snowfall that covered the area’s distinctive orange dunes
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New Yorkers’ Post-Election Post-its Will Be Preserved
Subway Therapy captured a city’s outpouring of emotion. Now, the notes New Yorkers left behind will be archived
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A Huge Bronze Hippo in a Tutu Is Coming to Lincoln Center
Her name is Hippo Ballerina, and she’s sure to make theatergoers do a double-take
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A Brief History of Children Sent Through the Mail
In the early days of the parcel post, some parents took advantage of the mail in unexpected ways
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The Strange Story of the Westinghouse Atom Smasher
The giant bulb was an important part of early American nuclear history. Now it’s part of a miniature railroad
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Morbid Anatomy Museum Closes Its Doors
But the museum that delights in the dead will have an afterlife
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Each Christmas, Iceland’s Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme
The Jólakötturinn will make you thankful for those Christmas socks
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Pope’s New Nativity Scene Raises Awareness of Worldwide Refugee Crisis
It’s a lavish display complete with a plea for racial tolerance
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The World’s First Motel Was a Luxury Establishment, Not a Dive
The first motel was supposed to turn into a chain, but it was quickly overtaken by cheaper competitors.
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People at the 1904 World’s Fair Paid Half the Price of Admission for a Box of Cotton Candy
Celebrating cotton candy’s sugary, innovative goodness
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Paris Is Selling Old Love Locks to Raise Money For Refugees
Putting clipped locks to good use
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Hawaii Faces Down Nearly Three Feet of Snow
And more of the white stuff is on its way to the Big Island’s tallest peaks
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These Photos Bring the Women’s Movement to Life
Catching the Wave dramatizes the large and small moments of second-wave feminism
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Ambitious New Public Art Project Will Turn the Thames Into an Illuminated Canvas
When Illuminated River launches in 2018, it will be the biggest such project ever undertaken
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Escape With a Virtual Ride on the World’s Steepest Train
Things are looking up (down, right and left) thanks to a 360-degree video captures a stunning Norwegian fjord
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Dallas Proposes the Country’s Largest Urban Park
A 10,000-acre Nature District could turn the Trinity River into the city’s centerpiece
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For 50 Years, This Swedish City Has Celebrated Christmas Season With a Giant Straw Goat
And most of the time it meets a fiery end
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Unesco Just Added Belgian Beer to Its Heritage List
The move celebrates the tiny country’s huge love of suds
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Goodbye, Barrow, Alaska. Hello, Utqiagvik
The most northerly city has officially reverted back to the Inupiaq name for the settlement on the Arctic sea
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