The British Museum houses one of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections of cultural artifacts. And with the exception of two World Wars, when parts of the collection were evacuated, it has remained open since opening on January 15, 1759
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Guiyu, China breaks down much of the world's discarded electronics, slowly poisoning itself in the process
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Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow wears the famous verse on his eye black during the 2009 NCAA championship game, tapping into a long history of Biblical citation
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A Catholic flock refuses to give up its Adams, Massachusetts home
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As the conflict unfolds in the Gaza Strip, the pain of loss is felt on both sides
The man responsible for taking the 'Aloha' shirt beyond the shores of Hawaii to iconic postwar fashion status dies at 86
As Malia and Sasha Obama arrive in Washington, they join a rarefied group of war heroes, authors, socialites and enfants terribles
IDF tanks and infantry launch a ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave
Caltech physics professor Kenneth G. Libbrecht has turned his passion for the study of ice crystals into an art form. In his books and website, Snowcrystals.com, he breaks down some of the basics behind these miniature miracles of nature