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One American official spared Kyoto the horrific fate that the atomic bomb inflicted on Nagasaki and Hiroshima: the question is why he did so.

Bill Bonner presides over eight million images as the longtime keeper of National Geographic's vintage collection. He's a keeper not only of photographs, but memories—and he treats each like it's the greatest treasure in the world.
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The Strokes' Nick Valensi talks about rivalry the band felt with The Killers in an excerpt from a new book

Physicians' bad handwriting kills more than 7,000 people a year. A new program hopes to save lives by getting doctors off prescription pads and onto computers

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Your liver is an amazing organ/gland with over 500 functions. With that in mind, caring for your liver is essential. Check out this post to learn more.

Claudius (/ˈklɔːdiəs/ KLAW-dee-əs; Latin: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54) was Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54. Born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a…

70,000 years ago, a nomadic star came within a light-year of the Sun, likely sending dozens of comets and asteroids tumbling out of the solar system.

The 84-year-old author created much of the popular spy jargon that intelligence agents use and every English speaker knows.

The sci-fi series' theme song is familiar to pretty much anyone who lived in the free world (and probably elsewhere, too) in the late 20th century. Do you know the words?

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death. Symptoms usually…

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The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab is a toy lab set that was produced by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, who was an American athlete, magician, toy-maker, business man, and inventor of the well-known Erector Set. The Atomic Energy Lab was released by the A. C. Gilbert…

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If there is one place you shouldn't store your medication, it's the exact place where you probably are: the medicine cabinet in your bathroom.

Luke Owen looks back at the death of Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow… On March 30th 1993, Brandon Lee walked onto the set of The Crow in Wilmington, North Carolina. Less than 24 hours later, he was dead. Based on the comic of the same name, The Crow was…

In Anchorage, Alaska, many large animals, such as moose, are hit by vehicles like road trains, especially during the long winter nights. Motorists get first rights to roadkill. Charity groups sign up to collect large roadkill and the meat is donated to the…

It's obvious that oranges are orange, but what came first? Is the fruit named for its color. or is the color named for the fruit?

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