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Art Too Bad to Be Ignored: The True Story of the Museum of Bad Art

June 20, 2025

In 1993, Boston antique dealer Scott Wilson spotted a strange painting—Lucy in the Field with Flowers—protruding from a trash can. He intended to salvage only its frame.

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Why the World Saves in Pigs: The 700-Year History of Piggy Banks

June 20, 2025

In homes around the world, the piggy bank has quietly held coins, dreams, and traditions for centuries. Though often gifted to children today, its history winds through ancient economies, medieval clay pots, and unexpected linguistic shifts.

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The Bones That Sparked a Firestorm: The DNA Trail of Kennewick Man

June 20, 2025

In 1996, two college students stumbled upon bones on the banks of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington. Radiocarbon dating revealed the skeleton was about 9,000 years old—one of the oldest and most complete found in North America.

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From Recognition to Retaliation: The 76-Year Arc of Iran–Israel Relations

June 20, 2025

Once quiet allies in a turbulent region, Iran and Israel maintained close, albeit discreet, ties until 1979.

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The UFO of Kielce

June 19, 2025

At the heart of Kielce, Poland, stands a bus station like no other—a circular dome set in the middle of a roundabout, instantly recognizable for its spaceship-like shape.

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The Man Who Hunted Lost Apples

June 19, 2025

Tom Brown didn’t expect retirement to lead to a new mission. But in 1999, just months after stepping away from his career as a chemical engineer, he stopped at a farmers market in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. There, a display of heirloom apples caught his attention.

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When Beaver Tails and Eel Pies Ruled the Table

June 19, 2025

Before burgers, cronuts, and energy drinks, American plates were filled with dishes few today would recognize—let alone crave. Eel pie, roast beaver tail, and pear cider were once familiar staples, not oddities.

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The Rise of Jerusalem: From Canaanite Stronghold to Sacred City

June 19, 2025

Jerusalem’s earliest settlement dates to around 3000 BCE near the Gihon Spring. Known as “Rusalimum” in Egyptian texts around 2000 BCE, it began as a fortified Canaanite city by the 17th century BCE.

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The Curious World of Chindōgu: Japan’s Unuseless Inventions

June 18, 2025

Chindōgu (珍道具), meaning “unusual tool,” was coined by Kenji Kawakami, a Japanese inventor and former editor of the home-shopping magazine Mail Order Life.

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The Antarctic Signals No One Can Explain

June 18, 2025

High above the frozen expanse of Antarctica, a balloon-borne experiment was supposed to observe cosmic rays falling from space.

But what it found instead stunned physicists: signals rising from beneath the ice, seemingly originating from deep within the Earth.

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  • Art Too Bad to Be Ignored: The True Story of the Museum of Bad Art
  • Why the World Saves in Pigs: The 700-Year History of Piggy Banks
  • The Bones That Sparked a Firestorm: The DNA Trail of Kennewick Man
  • From Recognition to Retaliation: The 76-Year Arc of Iran–Israel Relations
  • The UFO of Kielce

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