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The wire that transforms much of Manhattan into one big, symbolic home (2017)

Medieval Africans had a unique process for purifying gold with glass (2019)

A man rebuilding the last Inca rope bridge

The Battle to Bottle Palm Wine (2021)

This Is the Most Detailed Map of Antarctica Ever Made - Scientists compiled decades of data to reveal the continent hiding beneath millions of miles of ice.

1,700 year old egg never broke

One Last Ride for Antarctica's 'Ivan the Terra Bus'

When Crocodiles Attack: The Ramree Island Massacre (2013)

How Louis Armstrong shaped the sound of Ghana

Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India

The Last Cowboy Boot Masters of El Paso

Volkswagen Sausage and the Enduring Appeal of Culinary Car-Industry Crossovers

The Curious Gems of the River Thames

Threads of God

Eating Spaghetti by the Fistful Was Once a Neapolitan Street Spectacle

Christmas Punch Requires a Formerly Forbidden Fruit

Martha's Vineyard Sign Language

Teach yourself to echolocate (2018)

19th Century Map Shows a Fictional Country Created by a Con Man

How Can You Tell If Soil Is Healthy? Just Listen to It.

Lichens in cemetaries and a scientist who studies them

Dogs and the Salem Witch Trials

What researchers learned from the oldest cookbook

The fight to save Chile's white strawberry

Foraging for America's Forgotten Fruit

In This Beautiful Library, Bats Guard the Books

Why Medieval Women Sometimes Fought in Bloody Trials by Combat

In pre-WWII Berlin, the shape of your roof was a political decision

How the Hidden Sounds of Horror Movie Soundtracks Freak You Out (2016)

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