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Archaeologists collaborated with members of the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal community to explore layers of ash from burned grasses dating back thousands of years inside Cloggs Cave. https://t.co/P7BEO6mZvV

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A team of explorers used an autonomous underwater vehicle to locate the remains of the Pan American ‘Clipper Endeavor’ about five miles off the coast of Puerto Rico. https://t.co/1X52c9ywdO

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Something is about to smack into the moon—and no, it’s not asteroid 2024 YR4. It’s a part of a SpaceX rocket. https://t.co/UcoPwiAi6d

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Maharaja Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar, would ultimately welcome an estimated 600 to 1,000 young Polish refugees seeking safety amid the chaos of war. https://t.co/gkZpOqjfmg

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A 45-year-old world record was shattered this month at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics as college student Leif Richards walked 15 feet, 4.5 inches across a greased wood pole, eclipsing the old mark by nearly two feet. https://t.co/DU88Xeb4cW

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Many people assume that they are born either left-handed or right-handed. New research, however, suggests that part of handedness actually comes down to practice. https://t.co/YmDl5CvC49

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When they hatch, echidna puggles are about the size of a jellybean and weigh half as much as a mini marshmallow. https://t.co/6RBS3KWESs

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Many North American tourist spots sell fudge. It’s just a thing. https://t.co/NUaB5JgKRU

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The Silent Generation, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z: In each era, teens identified themselves by what they watched, listened to and read, where they hung out and how they talked to one another. https://t.co/LvMA3TYTAD

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The vessel “Quest,” found in 2024 off the coast of northeastern Canada, has become a home for corals, anemones and fish. It also holds the leftovers from decades of commercial fishing that happened above it after it sank. https://t.co/AF4MNDMoGR

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A California man was sentenced after using aliases, fake IDs and dummy texts to steal historic Chinese manuscripts valued at more than $200,000 from a university library.
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Two of four tested giraffes seemed to be able to mentally combine numbers to get one of their favorite treats: carrots. But all the animals failed at tasks involving subtraction or multiple calculations. https://t.co/gNDLA952hE

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Buckingham Palace’s State Rooms, which are open to the public July through September, are looking a little bit more crowded than usual this summer after designers last week debuted the gallery’s most significant refresh in years—a throwback to an earlier era. https://t.co/putkczYcV5

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From writing haunts to favorite bars, follow the ex-pat author’s steps through Paris. https://t.co/UDJVl7BwY7

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What is it that keeps so many of us bellying up for double-decker burgers, dipping repeatedly and obsessively into bags of crunchy chips, and chasing it all down with super-sweet soda? #NationalJunkFoodDay https://t.co/ZFKxx6GdR7

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A young Ernest Hemingway on what would prove his most fruitful trip to Pamplona, in July 1925. https://t.co/DpCAUvh0p5

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Visitors can now tour the house, where German generals relaxed and gabbed upstairs while Jewish refugees working as spies and translators for the British government listened in from the basement. https://t.co/rs5XCK4L5K

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As if naked mole-rats aren’t weird enough, new research suggests that a chemical released by their queens prevents all other females in their respective colonies from reproducing. https://t.co/Bhh15Ux4Ns

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An exoplanet just 49 light-years from Earth seems to have a characteristic that might help it host life: an atmosphere, researchers report in the journal Science on July 16. https://t.co/SWrRRpJEbI

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Before this document was discovered, only ten copies of the Exeter Declaration were known to exist. https://t.co/Wv5lpHJz8g