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A London Music Hall Hid a Long-Forgotten Storeroom Packed With Condiments

Construction workers uncovered the tasty trove while excavating its foundations

A reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology.

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Ötzi the Iceman’s Last Meal Included Goat Bacon

Analysis of the 5,300-year-old mummy’s stomach contents shows he ate dry-cured meat from a mountain ibex

Microscope not included.

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This Necklace Contains All of the World’s Languages

Because cultural preservation never goes out of fashion

A 1952 report on a flying saucer sighting in East Germany housed in the CIA's recently released archive suggests that the truth is, perhaps, out there.

Cool Finds

Over 12 Million Pages of CIA Documents Are Now Accessible Online

Coups, clairvoyants, invisible ink

The bow-shaped wave on Venus

New Research

Scientists Spot Massive Wave in Venus’ Atmosphere

The 6,200-mile long bow-shaped wrinkle may have been caused by gravity waves

The Saalfelden hermitage

Austria

Austrian Town Seeks Professional Hermit

The beautiful locale makes up for the spartan lifestyle expected of successful applicants

When it comes to representation, this coin is more than worth its weight in 24-karat gold.

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New $100 Coin Features First-Ever African-American Lady Liberty

She’ll put a new face on a familiar allegory

A ruby seadragon, Phyllopteryx dewysea that washed up on the Point Culver cliffs in Western Australia.

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Watch the First Footage of the Rare Ruby Seadragon Alive in the Wild

The sneaky critter has never been seen in its natural habitat before

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Austin Is Looking for Its First Artist-in-Residence

Winning artists will be embeded in city agencies to help bring in new eyes to reconsider old problems

Now, writers can find inspiration in the historic library of one of America's most famous authors.

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You Can Write Inside Mark Twain’s Library

Commune with Clemens in his historic home

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A Physicist Figured Out the Best Way to Get Ketchup Out of the Bottle

Tapping the “57” has nothing to do with it

Illustration of the hyolith Haplophrentis

New Research

Tiny Cone-Shaped Creature Gets a Twig on the Tree of Life

Hyoliths have confused scientists for 175 years, but researchers have finally worked out a few of their close relatives

Spent shell casings pile up as a soldier fires his weapon during a U.S. Army weapons qualification.

Cool Finds

Department of Defense Calls for Biodegradable, Seed-Planting Ammo

These seed bombs could make Army training easier on the environment

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New Hubble Image Captures the Collision of Two Galaxies

A beautiful look at a violent event

A plaque outside of the Rosslyn, VA garage where the informant code-named "Deep Throat" met with journalist Bob Woodward during the Watergate investigation.

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The Parking Garage Where Deep Throat Spilled the Beans on Watergate Is Being Torn Down

Demolition is scheduled for early this year

Members of an anti-flirt club

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New York State Once Introduced an Anti-Flirting Bill

The law aimed to crack down on public displays of affection of all kinds

Whiskey? Check. Man bun? Check. Presidential presence? Check.

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In This New Portrait, George Washington Trades His Curls for a Man Bun

The first president turns hipster at a new D.C. restaurant

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Tens of Thousands of Plastic Eggs Washed Up on a German Beach

It was an eggstravaganza

The Titanic leaving Belfast on April 2, 1912. The black streak can be seen just above the water line.

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A Coal Fire May Have Helped Sink the ‘Titanic’

A new documentary claims the Titanic’s hull was weakened before it struck an iceberg

Mikhael A. Menshikov, new Soviet ambassador, outside White House, going to visit with President Eisenhower

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How Adlai Stevenson Stopped Russian Interference in the 1960 Election

The Soviets offered the former presidential candidate propaganda support if he ran in 1960, an offer he politely declined

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