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Hindenburg zeppelin crashing, 1937

Opium. Opium poppy. Papaver somniferum. Seed. Spice. Poppy seed. Pile of poppy seeds.

Will you regret that poppy-seed muffin?

Facsimile of a portrait of William Shakespeare forged by William-Henry Ireland and published in December 1795. Ireland claimed it was drawn by Shakespeare himself, and he also faked a letter that he attributed to Shakespeare claiming that the portrait was “a whymsycalle conceyte” so as to explain its poor quality.sources: http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/detail/FOLGERCM1~6~6~312681~124868:-Facsimile-of-one-of-the-Ireland-fo?sort=call_number%2Cauthor%2Ccd_title%2Cimprint&qvq=q:william-henry%2Bireland;sort:call_number%2Cauthor%2Ccd_title%2Cimprint;lc:FOLGERCM1~6~6&mi=2&trs=35; S. Schoenbaum, Shakespeare’s Lives, new ed. (OUP, 1991), p 144 (JEL 9/15/16)

A law clerk once convinced London that he had discovered dozens of documents written by Shakespeare.

DNA strand illustration art.

Genes and alleles are genetic sequences, and both determine biological traits. So, what makes them different?

Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs

Some people detest cilantro in their food. Are they more than just picky eaters?

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Commemorative U.S. postage stamp issued on the centennial of the 1860 founding of the Pony Express.

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System of U.S. mail delivery by continuous horse -and-rider relays between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, and from Sacramento...

Casino. Gambling. Slots. Slot machine. Luck. Rich. Neon. Hit the Jackpot neon sign lights up casino window.

Brain Games: 8 Philosophical Puzzles and Paradoxes

White male businessman works a touch screen on a digital tablet. Communication, Computer Monitor, Corporate Business, Digital Display, Liquid-Crystal Display, Touchpad, Wireless Technology, iPad

Technological Ingenuity

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard, 2008.

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French actress whose Academy Award -winning performance as Edith Piaf in La Môme (2007; also released as La Vie en rose) propelled her to...

human skin. Close-up of age spots and wrinkles on a white male senior’s facial skin. complexion, ugly, human face

Human Skin: Fact or Fiction?

Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portrait. Oil on canvas, 1887.

Rediscovered Artists: 6 Big Names That Time Almost Forgot

Frost. Frost point. Hoarfrost. Winter. Ice. Blackberry plant. Thorn. Hoarfrost on blackberry thorns.

Botanical Barbarity: 9 Plant Defense Mechanisms

A few month old newborn human baby with closed eyes naps on a blanket. childhood, cute, sleep, relax, infant, infancy

The Human Experience: Fact or Fiction?

Spelling bee. Nathan J. Marcisz of Marion, Indiana, tries to spell a word during the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition June 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. Spellers competition to become best spelling bee of the year.

7 Quintessential National-Spelling-Bee-Winning Words

The Blunted, Bent, False, or Rhomboidal Pyramid, built by Snefru in the 4th dynasty (c. 2575 - 2465 BCE), Dahshur, Egypt. Bent Pyramid of Dahshur, Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, Dashur, Bent Pyramid of King Snefru.

Ancient Life: Fact or Fiction?

Assassin bug.

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Reduviidae any of about 7,000 species of insects in the true bug order, Heteroptera (Hemiptera), that are characterized by a thin necklike...

“America. . . . It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only place where miracles not only happen, but where they happen all the time.”

A coloured transmission electron micrograph showing influenza viruses (red) at the outer surface of a host cell.

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An acute viral infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract that is marked by fever, chills, and a generalized feeling of weakness and pain in the...

Advocacy for Animals

Neglected Dogs Steal Hearts at “Animal Kindness”

Southern Grenadines Animal Kindness cares for abandoned, neglected, injured, and abused dogs on Mayreau and Union Island in the Grenadines.

Alain Elkann Interviews

Alain has been writing a weekly interview column for the Italian newspaper La Stampa since 1989. His interviews celebrate some of the best known and successful personalities of the present day.

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