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A private collection of over 30,000 ancient and modern items showcasing the beauty of Islamic calligraphy. | Continue reading
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Sing a simple song and sprinkle some sacred dust. | Continue reading
National Parks Airways only lasted for 10 years. | Continue reading
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A little bit of sweet news. | Continue reading
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The gorgeous multicolored cob hails from Oklahoma. | Continue reading
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Who owns ancient seeds? | Continue reading
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Nobuko Yoshiya’s stories of frustrated, forbidden love helped establish a genre read by millions. | Continue reading
Felicia had a job to do. | Continue reading
John Edmonstone was a mentor to the budding teenage naturalist. | Continue reading
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Corpse roads are among the country's traditional trails. | Continue reading
Workers uncovered evidence from a pivotal moment in the city's modern history. | Continue reading
Using 12 cameras and data visualization, this project animated Sir Simon Rattle's baton flicks at 120 frames per second. | Continue reading
It's been widely celebrated for almost 20 years. | Continue reading
Granny Smiths, Fujis, and Pink Ladies can all be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild. | Continue reading
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What’s good for the sushi is not good for the Solenopsis invicta. | Continue reading
A humorous dialogue between a cleaner and customer, useful to both ancient scribes and modern scholars. | Continue reading
Staff at "Station X" threw their teacups into lakes and stuffed them into hedges. | Continue reading
No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert. | Continue reading
Spherical landscapes helped an 18th-century scientist convey the enormity of the Alps. | Continue reading