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Nearly 100 false killer whales are currently stranded in the Everglades in the worst Florida stranding of its kind.

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Scores of Dolphins Are Stranded in the Everglades

So far, at least 82 false killer whales have died

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Japan Tries (and Fails) to Launch a Tiny Rocket

Sending teensy satellites into space isn’t just an experiment in cute—it’s an effort to reduce the cost of sending tech into space

This pendant is thought to have been owned by Karoline Cohn, who was born in the same city in the same year as Anne Frank.

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Necklace Similar to One Owned by Anne Frank Found at Nazi Death Camp

Researchers say the remarkable find likely belonged to another victim who may have known Frank and her family

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden with Guest Librarian Daliyah Marie Arana

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A Four-Year-Old Bibliophile Is the Library of Congress’ Latest Guest Librarian

Daliyah Maria Arana has read more than 1,000 books

Civil Rights-era freedom riders are just one of the groups whose history is honored in three new national monuments.

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New National Monuments Highlight Reconstruction and Civil Rights History

President Obama designated three Southern sites critical to sharing that story

Bruce Springsteen performs with drummer Max Weinberg in 2008.

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Bruce Springsteen Is Getting His Own Archive

A new center will celebrate the glory days of Boss and other American musical icons

Capt. (Dr.) Tejdeep Singh Rattan (right) checks in a patient during the triage portion of an exercise during the Basic Officer Leadership Course at Camp Bullis, Texas in 2010. Rattan was the first Sikh allowed to keep his articles of faith while in uniform in 23 years.

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Muslim and Sikh Troops Can Now Wear Beards, Turbans and Headscarves

The U.S. Army just changed its grooming regulations to accommodate observant soldiers

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Norway Killed the Radio Star

The Scandinavian country began a controversial phase out of FM radio broadcasts this week in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting

Harriet Tubman in 1911. The later years of her life are being preserved at a new national historical park that bears her name.

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Harriet Tubman Is Getting Her Own National Historical Park

The park will tell the story of Tubman’s later years

Another example of the prototype does exist, but it has been broken.

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Why a Glass Penny Cost One Collector Over $70,000

The prototype was part of a short-lived attempt to take the copper out of one-cent coins

Essento mealworm burger, with all the fixins'

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This Swiss Grocery Will Soon Sell Mealworm Burgers

In the continued quest for sustainable proteins, another company is wriggling into the market

Senators Kenneth Wherry (pictured at left) and J. Lister Hill conducted the first congressional investigation into homosexuality in the federal workforce.

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State Department Apologizes for the ‘Lavender Scare’

For decades, the agency purged gay and lesbian workers believing their sexual orientation made them security risks

The asteroid Vesta, explored by NASA's Dawn spacecraft in 2011 and 2012

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A Sneaky Asteroid Buzzed By Earth Yesterday

The space rock passed by at about half the distance between our planet and the moon

Clare Hollingworth poses in the streets of Saigon in 1968.

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The Legendary Reporter Who Broke the Beginning of World War II Is Dead

Clare Hollingworth redefined the role of war correspondent

A model of the binary star system KIC 9832227, which could explode around 2022.

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Catch a Star Exploding in Action in 2022

Just five years from now a pair of stars are predicted to merge, forming a glittery and bright new point in the sky

China has vowed to build over 50,000 new toilets and refurbish 100,000 more in a bid to improve sanitation for tourists.

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China Will Transform 100,000 Toilets for the Sake of Tourism

Officials vow to flush out outmoded commodes

The Pioneer Cabin Tree in 2006

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One of California’s Iconic “Tunnel Trees” Has Fallen

The Pioneer Cabin Tree was likely hundreds of years old

People lined up to buy the first iPhone in New York, June 29,2007

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What Tech Writers Said About the iPhone When It Debuted Ten Years Ago

Not everyone thought the sleek phone/browser/music player would have mainstream appeal

Jeanette Epps tries on a space suit

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The International Space Station Will Finally Welcome a Black Astronaut

In May 2018, flight engineer Jeanette J. Epps will begin her mission on the ISS

A wide view of the rift in Larsen C as seen on November 10, 2016. The crack has since lengthened by about 12 miles.

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An Iceberg Larger Than Rhode Island Is Poised to Break From Antarctica

Its break from the ice shelf could spell trouble for the frozen expanse

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