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A 93-year-old who spoke only Chickasaw, one of about 65 fluent Chickasaw speakers, died last week.
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January 14, 2014 1:24 AM
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Archaeologists in China say they've discovered the world's oldest decimal calculator. Dating back 2,300 years, it consists of 2,500 bamboo strips inscribed with 65 ancient symbols.
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January 14, 2014 1:23 AM
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Amoo Hadji is definitely obnoxious at first glance, as he reminds some unreal creature who came out of science fiction. But the 80th birthday is real and he lives in a village in Iran in a completely primitive life.
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January 14, 2014 1:22 AM
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The polar vortex has brought record-breaking temperatures to the US and Canada, but in some parts of the world, people regularly live with frigid temperatures that make 0°C look rather balmy.
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January 13, 2014 3:59 PM
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There’s more to the common parking lot than broken beer bottles and fender benders from that guy who was texting. Oceans of asphalt, it seems, are hiding an astonishing trove of archeological treasures.
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January 13, 2014 3:58 PM
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Constant improvement is what we do. So how amazing is it that there exist a handful of objects that, though 100 years old or more, are still perfect?
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January 13, 2014 3:55 PM
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When fathers of generations past wrote their daughters, the advice was often horrifying.
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January 13, 2014 3:53 PM
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Are you disgusted, disgruntled and disheveled? Well, unfortunately you’re never going to be gusted, gruntled or sheveled.
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January 13, 2014 3:51 PM
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For decades, thrill-seekers have fought the odds and common sense by going over the world’s most famous waterfalls in rickety containers—a trip that has claimed several lives.
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January 13, 2014 3:49 PM
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These creatures so dependent upon the cold, so specialized to the most frigid, high-pressure places on earth, that you'd hardly even recognize them as being from this planet.
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January 13, 2014 3:45 PM
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January 13, 2014 8:28 AM
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See how your preferences in dogs, Internet browsers, and 10 other items predict your partisan leanings.
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January 13, 2014 8:27 AM
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Chen Guangbiao isn’t just some tycoon who wants to buy the New York Times—he’s also China’s “Most Influential Person,” “Foremost Environmental Preservation Demolition Expert,” and “Most Charismatic Philanthropist,” according to his spectacularly...
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January 14, 2014 1:25 AM
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A four-metre long giant squid has been found in a fishing net off the coast of Sadogashima island in Japan (Fisherman catches giant squid off Japan coast http://t.co/wV388F1QwJ)...
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January 14, 2014 1:24 AM
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Artist Aganetha Dyck embraces the collaborative spirit by creating these fascinating sculptures with the help of some honey bees.Read more on MAKE
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January 14, 2014 1:23 AM
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Joal-Fadiouth is a small fishing village located at the far end of Petite Côte – a stretch of coast in Senegal. Joal is situated on the mainland and Fadiouth is an island just off the coast. A narrow, 400-meter wooden bridge links the two areas.
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January 13, 2014 4:01 PM
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January 13, 2014 3:59 PM
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More than a century ago, Christian fundamentalists invented cereal to promote a healthy lifestyle free of sin. Little did they know, their creation would eventually be used to promote everything from radio and cartoons to Mr.
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January 13, 2014 3:56 PM
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Students might not have to memorize these names when they're learning all the presidents, but these people were closer than a heartbeat away.
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January 13, 2014 3:54 PM
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The 1902 edition of the Sears, Roebuck catalogue offers items of particular interest and questionable health benefits—everything from the latest fashions to the “surest” cures. Here are some highlights.
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January 13, 2014 3:53 PM
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Comparing a dog's mouth with a human's mouth is sort of like comparing apples and oranges—really filthy apples and really filthy oranges.
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January 13, 2014 3:50 PM
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In their previous lives, these hotels were banks, brothels, and more.
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January 13, 2014 3:48 PM
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The words we use for family members in English are specific about some things, but vague about others. These words will help fill in the gaps.
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January 13, 2014 8:30 AM
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Website readability test tool. Test readability by referer, URI or direct text input. Scores for Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease and Grade Level, Gunning Fog Score, Coleman Liau Index and Automated Readability Index.
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January 13, 2014 8:28 AM
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As a retelling of the story that inspired Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick hits screens, do whales really attack humans on purpose?
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