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Today, most Colonial-era taverns are gone, but as our country turns 250, a few stalwart pubs remain, holding the hopes and stories of the Revolutionary Americans who fought to form a democratic nation. https://t.co/Yzfq6V2ydj

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With a revival in ancient growing and cooking techniques, chefs are having fun with rediscovered ingredients: kangaroo prosciutto, wattleseed ice cream, green ants for a citrusy zing. https://t.co/8tvRaY8Pai

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Ants have developed a taste for the same processed foods that humans enjoy. Why that's problematic. https://t.co/EgFFKCUA9s

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Located on the Atlantic coast, Giant's Causeway is one of the most popular natural landmarks in Northern Ireland. https://t.co/dRtSaFipSq

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Jessica Meir, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, shared photos and videos of a green aurora she shot while sheltering in a capsule outside the International Space Station. https://t.co/EATcoI7HwZ

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Irna Phillips played a key role in pioneering these scripted serials, with their melodramatic, open-ended stories about romance and domestic life. https://t.co/tKJrkctXtD

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The origins of the Stars and Stripes are murky, but generations of Americans have admired stories about Betsy Ross creating the first American flag. https://t.co/e7r6wrBfCJ

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No one had seen the creatures in more than two decades, leading scientists to wonder whether they’d gone extinct. That changed in September 2023. https://t.co/8zxwwiwleO

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Jerry Lawson’s Channel F system was the first to put games on interchangeable cartridges, paving the way for Atari, Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation. https://t.co/07QSrijza0

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The 29-ton ship went to war against the British, then sat at the bottom of Lake Champlain for 160 years. Now it’s a relic of ragged glory. https://t.co/4ytNgt8Yax

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When you see this primate’s nose, you know you’re in Borneo, where efforts are underway to restore its habitat. https://t.co/BlpNa4FpjD

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Anzia Yezierska wrote from experience then worked hard to make sure her work found an audience. Then a new audience found her. https://t.co/7WT1lN3BUu

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Steeped in history, the seafood joints are evolving to keep up with a global clientele and tightening environmental regulations. https://t.co/P4At8jKgLX

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The marquee painting from Monet’s “Nymphéas” series is expected to fetch more than $40 million at auction later this month. https://t.co/L3ldsFS0uZ

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Ahead of America’s semiquincentennial, here are four reasons to know the work of Gordon S. Wood. https://t.co/fpLXtkw0aZ

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A new exhibition at Kensington Palace tells the riveting story of Sophia Duleep Singh, daughter of the last maharaja of the Sikh Empire. https://t.co/PDgmYokVgD

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The Ngogo chimpanzees in Uganda have divided themselves into two main factions, and dozens of deaths have been recorded since the split in 2018. A new study details the unprecedented violence, which could shed light on the evolutionary underpinnings of human warfare. https://t.co/3NR4fTsrwu

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Lincoln Steffens was a reporter so dogged that political party bosses called him a “born crook that’s gone straight.” He and his fellow muckrakers redefined modern journalism. https://t.co/mahGBdrJ0G

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The Honor Guard, which includes members of all branches of the military, conducts an average of 23 funerals every day, each with the rituals befitting the deceased’s service. Among the interred are everyday soldiers as well as the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers and Arctic explorers Robert Peary and Matthew Henson. And, of course, President John F. Kennedy, his wife Jacqueline, and his brothers Edward and Robert also lay in rest at Arlington.

See who else memorials pay homage to on these hallowed grounds: https://t.co/Ewu547XHsS

📸: U.S. Army / Arlington National Cemetery

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A new sculpture draws on materials and ideas from Scott Burton’s artwork, which offered comfort in urban spaces. His final public series was a set of benches and lights on piers in Brooklyn. https://t.co/fWjtflUaiC