News & Features Archive
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June 24 2009
Archaelogists Discover World’s Earliest Musical Instruments
Archaeologists recently discovered bone flutes that are at least 35,000 years old, proving that music truly is timeless. Read More
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May 26 2009
‘Mississippi Burning’ Town Elects Its First African-American Mayor
More than 40 years after the brutal Ku Klux Klan lynching that made it famous, a Mississippi town has elected its first African-American mayor. Read More
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May 25 2009
May Savidge: The Woman Who Moved Her House 100 Miles and Spent Her Life Rebuilding It
When city council told May Savidge that her home would be destroyed to make way for a new road, this determined woman decided to take the construction materials and rebuild her historic home—by hand—100 miles away. Read More
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October 09 2008
Cave Paintings Took Thousands of Years to Complete
Archaeologists' new dating techniques reveal a shocking fact about cave paintings: many of the paintings were done over a period of 20,000 years or so. Read More
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September 23 2008
600-Year-Old Cookbook Released Digitally
This Thanksgiving, try some 600-year-old recipes created by King Richard II's chefs. Read More
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August 03 2008
Van Gogh Painting Uncovered with X-Ray Vision
It’s rare that we discover new works of art from 19th century masters - but it seems that the late Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh still has some tricks under his dusty sleeve. Read More
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June 28 2008
An Unknown Baseball Great: Kiyoshi Suga
Baseball may not be Canada's best-known sport – but one player, Kiyoshi Suga, deserves a spot in the hall of fame alongside other barrier-breaking greats like America's Jackie Robinson. Read More
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May 29 2008
World’s Oldest Lightbulb Celebrates 107 Years Running
A lightbulb at a firefighters' station in Livermore, California, has been running for more than 107 years. Read More
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May 05 2008
An Unusual Breed of Backpacker: The Journeymen
Most of us have run across a backpacker or two. But there’s one small group of German backpackers who might make even the most jaded adventurer raise an eyebrow: The journeymen. Read More
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April 05 2008
America’s First Gospel Group: The Fisk Jubilee Singers
A group of former slaves started a singing group to keep their school from shutting down - and more than a century later, America's first all-black hit singing group is still going strong. Read More
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February 18 2008
Code Talkers: The Secret Heroes of World War II
During World War II, a small group of Native American tribesmen were entrusted with translating the Allied troops' secret messages into a secret code based on their own native languages. Read More
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January 29 2008
Voytek, the Soldier Bear
Voytek may sound like an average (G.I.) Joe – but there are a few important distinctions. Voyek was quite a bit hairier than his fellow men. He could sleep for weeks at a time, eat every last bite of whatever sludge was being served at the mess hall – and did we mention he weighed nearly 500 pounds? Read More
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November 29 2007
Insurance Agent Builds 8th Wonder of the World
The Temples of Damanhur are a series of stunning painted underground rooms and tunnels, as breathtaking as the Sistine Chapel. But their origins may surprise you. Read More
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October 18 2007
Behind the Veil: Iran’s Shirin Ebadi
Iran's first female judge lost her title after the Iranian Revolution -- but now, this Nobel Prize-winner is fighting for women's equality in her country. And she hopes one million others will join her. Read More
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October 04 2007
The Martyr of Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi
She may weigh only 100 pounds and wear flowers in her hair, but the remarkable Aung San Suu Kyi could be Myanmar's greatest hope for peace. Read More
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