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Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office

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10 Downing Street’s “Chief Mouser” Is Keeping His Job Despite Brexit

Larry the Cat will outlast David Cameron at the Prime Minister’s residence

W.E.B. Du Bois at the 1900 Paris Exposition.

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The Revolutionary Infographics of W.E.B. Du Bois And Booker T. Washington

Data visualizations shed light on the living conditions of black people decades after the end of slavery

Awaroa Beach

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New Zealanders Just Crowdfunded a New Addition to this National Park

Over 40,000 people donated to buy Awaroa Beach and gift the site to Abel Tasman National Park

Ten-year veteran of the Smithsonian's protective services office, Sargeant Nadia Tyler is master of the wildly popular Pokémon Go.

Gotta Catch ‘Em All on the National Mall

Sergeant Nadia Tyler, a security guard at Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, is collecting Pokémon creatures daily

Baa.

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Impatient Islanders Create Google “Sheep View”

Ewe won’t forget this unique look at the Faroe Islands

A courtyard in front of a mosque adjacent to the al-Qarawiyyin Library, pre-restoration.

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The World’s Oldest Working Library Will Soon Open Its Doors to the Public

After renovations wrap up in September, the library at Morocco’s al-Qarawiyyin University will debut an exhibition section for non-scholars

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Before Pokémon Go, These Scavenger Hunts Were All The Rage

“X” marks the spot

"These chimpanzees get more recognition, respect & freedom in American than our people do," wrote Malcolm X to a friend in 1964.

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Here’s What Malcolm X Thought About Race in 1964

A revealing postcard to Redd Foxx is up for auction

It took over 10,000 linear feet of recycled rebar to create Reclaimed.

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A Seattle Dump Just Got Some Clever Public Art

Recycled rebar will make the Seattle North Transfer Station more beautiful

"Snap-the-Whip" (Winslow Homer, 1873)

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This Exhibit Captures the Magic of Being a Kid

The Metropolitan Museum of Art peeks into the idealized lives of kids past

"Prudence" (before conservation) Andrea della Robbia (Italian (Florentine), 1435–1525) Ca. 1475 Glazed terracotta Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1921

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This Renaissance Sculptor Is Getting His First U.S. Show

Luca della Robbia is finally getting a showcase in the States

A fireplace at Melford Hall.

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These Beatrix Potter Illustrations Were Found Tucked Inside a Mansion’s Books

The children’s book author found inspiration on vacation

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Family Discovers Rare Letters by Thomas Jefferson

In the two letters selling for over $300,000 each, Jefferson opines on the War of 1812 and his dislike for Alexander Hamilton’s economics

Jupiter's moon, Europa, is one of the most promising candidates for life elsewhere in the solar system.

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Juno Will Eventually Go Up in Flames to Protect Theoretical Alien Life

Juno, we hardly knew you

Antoine de Saint-Exupery in Montreal, Canada in May 1942.

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Amateur Historian Digs up Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s Press Pass From the Spanish Civil War

The celebrated author of “The Little Prince” once covered the Spanish Civil War

Are these cylinders round or square?

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Check Out the Best Illusions of 2016

Baffle your brain with these contest-winning mind-benders

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

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