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The Giant Pumpkin World Record Just Crept Closer to 3,000 Pounds. Here's How Science, Sweat and 'Soul Crush' Keep Growers Reaching for the Heaviest Fruit Possible

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Cold, Hungry and Thirsty, Napoleon's Troops Also Suffered From Several Diseases as They Retreated From Russia

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You Can Now Take a Stroll Down Jean-Michel Basquiat Way in New York City

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Did Easter Island's Mysterious Moai Statues Waddle to Their Final Locations? Here's What That May Have Looked Like

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Car Backs Up Into Home Where Shakespeare's Daughter Lived, Causing Serious Damage

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The Dinosaurs of North America Were Thriving Up Until an Asteroid Wiped Them Off the Face of the Earth, Scientists Argue

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This Disturbing 16th-Century Painting of Hell Linked Satan and His Demons With the New World Beyond Europe

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Take a Virtual Tour of This Lavish Dollhouse, the Centerpiece of a New Exhibition on Everyday Life in the 17th Century

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Slow-Motion Videos Reveal What Really Happens When Snakes Bite

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Breastfeeding Has Long Been Linked to Reducing Cancer Risk. Scientists May Have Just Discovered Why

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Seven Skeletons Found in a Croatian Well Were Likely Ancient Roman Soldiers Who Died During a Troubled Time for the Empire

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A Family Found These Rare Tudor Coins Buried in Their Backyard. Now, the Trove Is Heading to the Auction Block

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Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through

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Zoom in to the Beauty and Zest of New Zealand With These 15 Stunning Photographs

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Trailblazing Dancer Misty Copeland Performs One Last Time Before Retiring From the American Ballet Theater

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A Giant Kangaroo Bone Is Challenging the Idea That Humans Wiped Out Australia's Megafauna

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See How These Medieval Artists Explored the Many Meanings of Love and Desire in a New Exhibition at the Met Cloisters

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Three Shipwrecks Discovered Off the Coast of Israel Shed New Light on the History of Iron Age Maritime Trade

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Iceland Is No Longer Mosquito Free. Is Climate Change to Blame?

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You Can Now Read Eight Previously Unseen Short Stories by Harper Lee, the Famed Author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

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How Far Is Too Far for Ultra-Endurance Athletes? This Study of Metabolism Found Out

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