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At the high Andes village of Chawaytiri, Secretary G. Wayne Clough took part in the Procession of the Llama.

Inca Highway

Back in the day, according to Ivan Day, one of England's most esteemed food historians, selection was surprisingly great.

How to Eat Like a King for Christmas

Using antique technology and vintage cookbooks, food historian Ivan Day recreates such Tudor and Victorian specialties as puddings and roast goose

Don’t Stop Believin’ (in Santa Claus)

Shirley Temple drops some knowledge on a Christmas tradition

Photos: The Scariest Santas You’ll Ever See

Browse our selected illustrations of some of the strangest and creepiest Santa Clauses ever put down on paper

Sullenberger with his daughters in 2001 -- pre-fame

No Way to Treat a Hero

Would Chesley Sullenberger really want to be FAA Administrator?

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The Problem With Eureka

The son of Charles Darwin, a scientist in his own right, knows where the true secret to success lies

The future of your wallet

When a Smartphone Becomes a Wallet

They won’t go mainstream for a few years, but mobile wallets are finally starting to pick up steam in the U.S.

Did Kinect hackers inspire a new breakthrough in technology?

How Hackers Made Kinect a Game Changer

Machines that respond to your touch, motion or voice are making keyboards obsolete. Is your TV remote next?

Rating a lunar vacation.

The Tour Bus Has Landed

The ups and downs of a lunar vacation

After sitting down for a meal at a restaurant alone, the writer overhears an intriguing story.

Guess Who Came to Dinner

A table for one can be the best seat in the house

Remembering passwords is not always an easy task.

Locked Out of My Own Life

Threats of identity theft prompt personal questions that can stymie the best of us

Park(ing) Day is an annual tradition of turning parking spaces into actual parks that will be held this year on Friday, Sept. 16th.

Park(ing) Day’s Roadside Attraction

The founders of Park(ing) Day discuss the birth of their idea and how it became a global phenomenom

Branding a nation clearly poses many challenges.

Strike Up the Brand

In an ever more competitive world, nations strive for the perfect slogan

Gene Tunney's boxing gloves from the famous 1927 "long count" fight with Jack Dempsey.

Gene Tunney’s Gloves Enter the Ring

Fans still argue about who really won the 1927 “long count” fight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey

"It really is a miracle that he came in as good shape as he did," says taxidermist Paul Rhymer, who spent a month carrying out Owney's first restoration since he went on display.

Owney the Mail Dog

For nine years, Owney rode the rails and the wagons on top of mailbags as the mascot of the mailmen

Do Kids Have Too Much Homework?

Across the United States, parents, teachers and administrators alike are rethinking their approach to after-school assignments

The whimsical Alessi bird whistle tea kettle, designed by architect Michael Graves in 1985, is the company's best-selling item of all time.

Inside the World of Alessi

Hidden away in northern Italy’s lake district, the design factory has influenced the look of American kitchens for decades

Guidelines for advertising on U.S. currency.

On the Money

Advertisers discover the value of a dollar

The library in the Ava Gardner Museum is filled with portraits painted by Bert Pfeiffer, who vowed to paint one of Ava every year.

The Ava Gardner Museum

What started as a childhood friend’s collection has grown into a full-fledged museum just miles from the movie star’s hometown

The museum was established as a place where medical students could study specimens. Shown here is a 3-D image of a male skeleton from a recent exhibition.

The National Museum of Health and Medicine

This Silver Spring, Maryland site scares and educates, with displays of prosthetic eyes, amputated limbs and incomplete skeletons

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