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A Submerged 7,000-Year-Old Discovery Shows the Great Potential of Underwater Archaeology

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(via Smithsonian) Stone tools scattered on the seafloor mark the oldest underwater site ever found on the continent.

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(via Smithsonian) When Dwight Eisenhower was president, he traveled in style. Now a team is restoring his airplane to presidential

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(via Smithsonian) How one of the first courtroom dramas has shaped what we watch and how we see the law

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(via Mental Floss) Memories of grade school often involve valued teachers, friends, athletic achievements, and square slices of sheet pizza.

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(via Smithsonian) Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, American slavery came to an end and a celebration

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(via Mental Floss) On December 16, 1773, patriot and Sons of Liberty member Adam Collson is said to have yelled

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(via Mental Floss) Even if you’ve watched The Miracle Worker a handful of times, you probably still have a sizable

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(via Amusing Planet) On December 26, 1783, a crowd gathered outside the observatory in Montpellier, a French city near the

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(via Amusing Planet) In the northern part of Berlin, a small crowd had gathered to watch an old high school

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(via Mental Floss) No matter when or where you grew up, back-to-school shopping typically revolved around two things: clothing and

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(via Smithsonian) During the COVID-19 pandemic, carhop service is making a comeback. Is it here to stay?

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(via Atlas Obscura) When it reached America, Sunkist marketers recommended hot lemonade.