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Arallyn Primm|
One-of-a-kind accomplishments that are as impossible to believe as they are to fabricate.
Jennifer M Wood|
Should human space-travelers ever execute the long-awaited trek to Mars or another distant planet, they'll have baby giraffes to at least partially thank for their voyage.
Mark Mancini|
As long as TV networks continue to resurrect beloved shows, there’s a chance for your favorites to return.
Rudie Obias|
Chris Higgins|
Erik Sass|
Luckily for us, our bodies have procedures to counter the sun our bodies absorb.
Matt Soniak|
Some might say that tree houses are just for kids, but the architects of these innovative homes might beg to differ.
Virginia Claire McGuire|
Arika Okrent|
Stacy Conradt|
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Right?
Jennifer M Wood|
Simple English Wikipedia was launched in 2003 as a resource for "people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties and people who are trying to learn English." In some if its reformulations, especially of already s
Arika Okrent|
After making the butler the culprit in her book, Rinehart would later be almost killed by one of her own servants who wanted to be promoted to her butler.
Matt Soniak|
The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival is in full swing. Although Cannes is an international film festival, flicks from the United States often win the festival’s grand prize. Here are 10 American movies that won the Palme d’Or Award.
Rudie Obias|
Mabel Hyde Kittredge, activist and founder of the hot lunch program for public schools in New York, was the Martha Stewart of tenement living.
Arika Okrent|
Erik Sass|
Every year since the centennial of the Metre Convention, May 20 has been celebrated as International Metrology Day. The theme of this year’s Metrology Day celebrations is “Metrology in Daily Life,” and here are 13 measurements you probably don’t notice as
Arallyn Primm|
Almost 40 years after the 1975 Metric Conversion Act, the head of the U.S. Metric Program explains why change is hard.
Carrie Swiggum|
The names of several familiar foods come to us from Nahautl, the language of the Aztecs. But cuisine is not the only source of English words with an Aztec background.
Judith Herman|
For centuries, anecdotal stories have circulated about animals possessing some primal sixth sense that alerts them to an imminent natural disaster, but does science back it up?
Kevin Kampwirth|
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