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The Swimsuit Series, Part 2: Beauty Pageants and the Inevitable Swimsuit Competition
In the latest chapter of the series, we look at how bathing suits came to be an integral part of the Miss America competition
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Now kept at the American Geographical Society in New York, the globe is precious not for its age or beauty, but for the explorers who signed it
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Besides how to be a good neighbor, Mr. Rogers taught us other lessons, especially about the impact of a comforting change of clothes
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The Once and Future Coffeehouses of Vienna
Coffee is one of Vienna’s legacies, but how will the city hold onto its past while adapting to the changing culture? New furniture may be the answer
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Welcome to Threaded! And a Dig Through the Archives
Welcome to Threaded, your go-to fashion blog for all things historical and sartorial
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The Long History of the Espresso Machine
In the 19th century, coffee was big business in Europe. As inventors sought to improve brews and reduce brewing time, the espresso was born
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For those of you who want to explore chilly desserts beyond ice cream, try these frozen treats
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A Sip from an Ancient Sumerian Drinking Song
A newly analyzed cuneiform hymn accompanied a drinking song dedicated to a female tavern-keeper
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Today We Celebrate the Time Canada Burned Down the White House
Two hundred years ago today, a 36-year old America declared war, for the second time, against Great Britain
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Disease and the Demise of the Dinosaurs
Cataracts, slipped discs, epidemics, glandular problems and even a loss of sex drive have all been proposed as the reason non-avian dinosaurs perished
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Shovel-Beaked, Not Duck-Billed
A rare fossil shows that duck-billed dinosaurs were not so duck-like after all
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Globally, it seems that this gendered division of cookery is an American thing
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The Unnatural History of the Dixie Cup
The product was a life-saving technology that avoided the transmission of disease from communal “tin dippers”
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A Toast to the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia
A Russian icon in the Art Nouveau style on St. Isaac‘s Square near the Neva River, the Astoria evokes a Belle Époque world gone by
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The Dinosaurs They are a-Changin’
Paleontologists are describing new dinosaurs at an unprecedented pace, but there’s much we still don’t know about the biology of these animals
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Jaipur via The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A delightful new film takes viewers to India’s picturesque western state of Rajasthan
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Elderberries, Liqueurs and Meat Stamps
These elder-containing concoctions, credited with reviving a taste for liqueurs, came about as folk remedies
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Paleontologists may have killed the dinosaur a century ago, but it was revitalized in the King Kong remake
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