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The giant Mark Twain redwood
Loggers and the giant Mark Twain redwood cut down in California, 1892.
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Watch What Subways Looked Like 100 Years Ago
You can tell from the construction of New York City's new 7 train extension that building subways is no easy task. That makes it all the more impressive that subways were up and running 100 years ago. And even more amazingly, they don't even look all that different.
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Unearthed Mayan Tablet Tells of Power Struggle
A large stone monument dating to A.D. 564 tells a tale of a royal struggle for the throne of the ancient Mayan empire.
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Sunken WWI U-Boats a Bonanza for Historians
British archaeologists recently discovered more than 40 German U-boats sunk during World War I off the coast of England. Now they are in a race against time to learn the secrets hidden in their watery graves.
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The Wyatt Earp Myth: America’s Most Famous Vigilante Wasn’t
Wyatt Earp is one of America’s most famous vigilantes who delivered justice the American way—except it’s all a lie. Biographer Andrew Isenberg on how Earp built this myth and its dangerous echoes through American history.
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The Mysterious History Of 'Marijuana'
The drug has been intertwined with race and ethnicity since well before the word "marijuana" was coined. Turns out there's an awful lot we don't know for sure about the recent history of the cannabis plant.
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Dubious Advice From 1930s Strippers
"School of undressing" with a faculty of burlesque stars dedicated to proper "disrobing methodology."
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FBI hair analysis may have falsely convicted thousands, including some on death row
The FBI will examine hair sample evidence from more than 2,000 cases dating as far back as 1985. McClatchy reports that under the initiative the bureau will investigate cases in which hair samples helped secure convictions, including some that led to the death penalty. The US Department of Justice will waive its normal deadlines for appeal in order to give "wrongly convicted people a fair chance of review."
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The Invention of Jaywalking Was a Massive Shaming Campaign
Before the invention of the car, jaywalking wasn't a recognized concept. Want to get across the street? Then just walk across the street—nobody's going to stop you. But the rise of the automobile posed a new problem for people of the early 20th century. While the median state-designated speed limit for American cities was just 10 miles per hour in 1906, the pace of American streets soon increased enough that people who wanted to cross them were suddenly putting themselves in harm's way.
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500-Million-Year-Old 'Mistake' Led to Humans
A spineless creature experienced two doublings in DNA, triggering the evolution of humans and other animals.
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UCLA's 1948 Mechanical Computer Was Simply Gorgeous To Watch in Action
The mechanical computers of yesterday may have been enormous, difficult to program, and amazingly clunky—but they sure were beautiful to watch in action. Released theatrically by Popular Science on August 6, 1948, this short film played before Paramount Pictures movies and demonstrated to the public how computers were freeing "research of old limitations" and provided "stimulus for unprecedented technical advancements."
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The History of Scandal in the Tour de France
From nails being thrown on the course to thwart racers to Lance Armstrong’s infamous doping charges, cycling’s biggest event has been riddled with scandals conducted by those who would do anything to win. Take a glimpse into the history of the Tour de France, and the unsportsmanlike conduct that has plagued it since its humble beginnings.
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Massive Silver Treasure Recovered From Shipwreck
An American company recovered 61 tons of silver from the wreck of a merchant ship that sunk off Ireland's coast during WWII. According to the company, it is the deepest and largest precious metal recovery from a shipwreck ever made.
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North America - Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815 and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.
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Enfants Terribles: Royal Births in History
Royal births have always attracted attention. But how has our understanding of them changed, and what does it tell us about childhood and the media? We offer a brief survey of powerful babies from Egyptian infants to Queen Victoria.
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Critical Thinking Quote: Benjamin Franklin
"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."
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Caribbean nations seeking compensation for slavery
Leaders of more than a dozen Caribbean countries are launching a united effort to seek compensation from three European nations for what they say is the lingering legacy of the Atlantic slave trade.
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World War 2 - Battle of San Marino
The Battle of San Marino was an engagement on 17–20 September 1944 during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War.
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O.J. Simpson pleads with Nevada parole board to cut prison term
O.J. Simpson asked a Nevada parole board to free him, claiming he's been a model inmate in 5 years since his conviction for kidnapping and armed robbery.
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Extinct Ancient Ape Did Not Walk Like a Human, Study Shows
According to a new study, led by University of Texas at Austin anthropologists Gabrielle A. Russo and Liza Shapiro, the 9- to 7-million-year-old ape from Italy did not, in fact, walk habitually on two legs.
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