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How New Year's Eve Came to Times Square

December 31, 2015
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Fleeting Wonders: Shredding the Worst of 2015 in Times Square

December 30, 2015
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How Studying Really Stoned People Can Unlock Secrets of Paranoid Thinking

December 30, 2015
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In 1844, the Philippines Skipped a Day, And It Took Decades for the Rest of the World to Notice

December 30, 2015
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meteorites

FOUND: Meteor Dust That's Been Stealing Earth's Atmosphere

December 30, 2015
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The Mendocino Vineyard Where Inmates Pick the Grapes

December 30, 2015
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no one's watching week

10 Things That You Have Secretly Been Dying to Know About the World of 'Hamilton'

December 30, 2015
Gastro Obscura
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Venison Jello, 'Mystery Ingredients,' and Other Triumphs of Soviet Cuisine

December 30, 2015
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oceans

Fleeting Wonders: A Stingray Gives Birth in a Boat

December 29, 2015
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Object of Intrigue: The X-Files' 'I Want to Believe' Poster

December 29, 2015
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FOUND: Christmas Miracle Ram Statue

December 29, 2015
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Photographing the Tiny Upstate New York Town Obsessed with UFOs

December 29, 2015
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Myanmar’s 'Firemasters' Strap Fireworks to Hot-Air Balloons for an Annual Festival

The teams are dedicated to their displays, despite the risks.
December 29, 2015
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I Took a Mistletoe Drone to Holiday Parties

December 29, 2015
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Working At A Cookie Factory Ruined Cookies For Me Forever

December 29, 2015
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The Quest To Make New York City Stop Killing Birds

December 28, 2015
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In the 1960s, Adult Coloring Books Were Radical Texts

December 28, 2015
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Fleeting Wonders: Giant Squid Surfaces in Japan

December 28, 2015