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Famous Paintings Updated to Show Climate Change

Timed to coincide with the ongoing U.N. Climate Change Conference, the campaign is a digital effort to warn the world

Found: Photo of Enslaved Individuals With Cotton

A remarkable daguerreotype was recently acquired by the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City

Pantone's Color of the Year Is Classic Blue

Some have decried the selection as dull, but Pantone prefers to frame it as "a timeless and enduring hue"

The First Balloon Trips and the 'Aeronauts' Movie

For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory

Infrared Reveals Egyptian Mummies' Hidden Tattoos

The mummies of seven women found at Egypt's Deir el-Medina site bear tattoos including crosses, baboons and hieroglyphics

This Woman Invented Monopoly to Combat Greed

Monopoly, arguably the most-famous board game, was invented by Charles Darrow. But many attribute the original idea to Lizzie Magie, a Quaker and the creator of the Landlord's Game, which bears striking resemblance to its more-popular successor

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Twelve Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2019

December 26, 2019

New York's Cideries Bring the Tradition of Wassailing to the Finger Lakes

December 26, 2019

Fifty Years Ago, the Idea of a Museum for the People Came of Age

December 24, 2019

Eighteen Podcasts to Listen to in 2020

December 23, 2019

The History of O. Henry's 'The Gift of the Magi'

December 23, 2019

How Crisco Made Americans Believers in Industrial Food

December 23, 2019

The Magical Animation of 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'

December 20, 2019

The Cycle From 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' Comes to the Smithsonian

December 20, 2019

Nine Delicious Holiday Drinks From Around the World

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The True History Behind the '1917' Movie

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The Victorian Tattooing Craze Started With Convicts and Spread to the Royal Family

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Get a Taste for Mushroom Art at This New, Fungus-Forward Exhibition

December 26, 2019

Dine Like a Doomed Pompeiian at This Upscale Eatery

December 26, 2019

Art Meets Science

A Hawaii Museum Has Eliminated the Sale of All Single-Use Plastics

December 24, 2019

For the First Time in 200 Years, Christmas Services Will Not Be Held at Notre-Dame

December 23, 2019

Goodbye, Nathan Bedford Forrest. Hello, Dolly?

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Famous Paintings Updated to Show Climate Change

Timed to coincide with the ongoing U.N. Climate Change Conference, the campaign is a digital effort to warn the world

Found: Photo of Enslaved Individuals With Cotton

A remarkable daguerreotype was recently acquired by the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City

Pantone's Color of the Year Is Classic Blue

Some have decried the selection as dull, but Pantone prefers to frame it as "a timeless and enduring hue"

The First Balloon Trips and the 'Aeronauts' Movie

For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory

Infrared Reveals Egyptian Mummies' Hidden Tattoos

The mummies of seven women found at Egypt's Deir el-Medina site bear tattoos including crosses, baboons and hieroglyphics

This Woman Invented Monopoly to Combat Greed

Monopoly, arguably the most-famous board game, was invented by Charles Darrow. But many attribute the original idea to Lizzie Magie, a Quaker and the creator of the Landlord's Game, which bears striking resemblance to its more-popular successor

Famous Paintings Updated to Show Climate Change

Timed to coincide with the ongoing U.N. Climate Change Conference, the campaign is a digital effort to warn the world

Found: Photo of Enslaved Individuals With Cotton

A remarkable daguerreotype was recently acquired by the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City

Pantone's Color of the Year Is Classic Blue

Some have decried the selection as dull, but Pantone prefers to frame it as "a timeless and enduring hue"

The First Balloon Trips and the 'Aeronauts' Movie

For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory

Infrared Reveals Egyptian Mummies' Hidden Tattoos

The mummies of seven women found at Egypt's Deir el-Medina site bear tattoos including crosses, baboons and hieroglyphics

This Woman Invented Monopoly to Combat Greed

Monopoly, arguably the most-famous board game, was invented by Charles Darrow. But many attribute the original idea to Lizzie Magie, a Quaker and the creator of the Landlord's Game, which bears striking resemblance to its more-popular successor

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