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The historical flag of Prague's Jewish community.

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How Did the Six-Pointed Star Become Associated With Judaism?

The connection between the two goes back centuries

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This Is What Jupiter Sounds Like

Listen as Juno bursts into the gas giant’s magnetosphere

What could be more relatable than a president and first lady in bed?

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These Artifacts Show the Best—And Worst—of American Election Ephemera

From trash to political treasure

A side scan sonar image of the Royal Albert at the bottom of Lake Ontario.

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19th-Century Sunken Schooner Uncovered in Lake Ontario

It’s the only two-masted ship known to have sunk in the area

One of the most stunning features of Taiwan's Lukang Longshan Temple is its extravagant wood caisson ceiling.

Experience the Secrets of a Threatened Taiwanese Temple

New 3D reconstructions make it possible to look inside Lukang Longshan

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This Pass Might Help Get More Toddlers Into New York City’s Museums

The Cool Culture pass helps low-income families introduce their children to cultural institutions

A section of the Historic Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.

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A New Project Tells the Stories of the Women of Route 66

An oral history project with the National Park Service follows women on the iconic highway

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The Poster That Started the “Keep Calm” Craze is on Sale

Learn about the print that launched a thousand memes

The new International Center for Photography Museum is located in New York's bustling Bowery.

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Take a Peek Inside the International Center for Photography’s New Home

The Center’s newest exhibition explores what it means to be constantly in front of the lens

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“Water Windfall” Discovered Under California’s Drought-Stricken Central Valley

Though the aquifer could help with the current and future droughts, researchers caution getting too greedy with the resource

Rijksmuseum and chill.

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Explore the Netherlands’ Most Iconic Museum

The Rijksmuseum is now the best-represented institution in the Google Cultural Institute

USMT workers set up telegraph lines during the Civil War.

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You Can Help Decode Thousands of Top Secret Civil War Telegrams

Volunteers will transcribe and tease out the messages of of nearly 16,000 communiques

The "Persian Ceiling" installation at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2013

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Sculptor’s New Show is a Riot of Color

Dale Chihuly sets out to “overwhelm with light and color” in ‘Persian Ceiling’

Perhaps it's best that this comet is billions of miles away from Earth.

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This Perfume Smells Like a Comet

Yum?

Journey to the Center of Earth

Watch Scientists Make Their Own Lava

Basaltic rock and a lot of heat equals a homegrown brew that’s as beautiful as it is dangerous

A squash seedling (though not one of the ancient squash)

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An Ancient Squash Dodges Extinction Thanks to the Efforts of Native Americans

Indigenous people carefully tended an ancient squash for thousands of years and now the seeds are seeing a resurgence in popularity

Fossilized teeth from an ancient sperm whale

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Landfill Surprises Scientists With 12-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossils

The fossilized remains of a sperm whale were discovered in a newly cleared area of an Orange County landfill

"Dance at Molenbeek," a painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638) depicts pilgrims dancing to the church at Molenbeek.

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A Strange Case of Dancing Mania Struck Germany Six Centuries Ago Today

Modern experts still don’t agree on what caused plagues of compulsive dancing in the streets

By Augustus Koch (1840–?) - Amon Carter Museum Texas Bird's-Eye Views [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9140425

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Solving a Neighborhood Mystery Reveals Forgotten African-American History

An abandoned lot in San Antonio turned out to be an important part of the city’s story

The lighthouse on Loggerhead Key in the Dry Tortugas

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A Lucky Artist Will Be Marooned on a Deserted Island

An artist-in-residence program invites applicants to consider spending a month alone in paradise

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