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One small step for cheese, one giant leap for cheese, kinda.
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HOPE Outdoor Gallery in 2014. The gallery will be demolished next spring, and another will open 10 miles away.

An Ever-Shifting Austin Art Space Makes Its Biggest Move Yet

HOPE Outdoor Gallery is a local landmark. Will its spirit follow it to its new location?
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The World's Most Fascinating Displays of Preserved Brains
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Edward Bradford Titchener's Brain

The World’s Most Fascinating Displays of Preserved Brains

The mind is a terrible thing to waste.

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Including Cushing Brain Collection, Mammalian Brain Collection, and Brain Museum