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Visitors to Palmetto Bluff can still experience the natural wonders just as they existed centuries ago
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This March Madness consider how the sport has evolved in its 128-year history, through innovations in ball design, hoops and training devices
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Gilchrist Blue Springs offers visitors an opportunity to experience unique natural features in a location that is at once within reach and remote
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Bermuda’s myriad of cultural influences is reflected in everything from historic buildings to food.
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Today, Bermuda’s historic rails-to-trails route is one of the best ways to experience Bermuda's otherworldly nature.
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Set along Florida’s Gulf Coast in an elbow-nook region called the Big Bend, the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge is a nature-lover’s playground.
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Home to the 144-mile U.S. 23 Country Music Highway, eastern Kentucky has produced more country music stars per capita than any other U.S. region.
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Before you sample a truffle or a coconut cream, consider all of the innovation that has been poured into the sweets and their lovely presentation
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When you sit down to a bowl, be it gnocchi or Kraft macaroni, consider the design work and innovation that have gone into it
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This Christmas, take a moment to appreciate the many innovations that make holiday light displays and the strand of bulbs on your tree possible
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This Thanksgiving, when you take a bite of the traditional pie, take a moment to think about the inventions that have gone into the making of it
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For centuries, inventors have been patenting technology to prevent such a nightmare from happening
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