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		When Russian Radar Mistook a Norwegian Scientific Rocket for a U.S. Missile (smithsonianmag.com)
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		Ape-Like Human Ancestors Were Vegetarian 3.3M Years Ago in South Africa (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by Brajeshwar 4 days ago \| past \| discuss
		Giant, Mysterious Spires Ruled the Earth Long Before Trees Did (smithsonianmag.com)
		20 points by Brajeshwar 5 days ago \| past \| 4 comments
		Archaeologists Finding Canoes in American Midwest as Old as Great Pyramids (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by strict9 5 days ago \| past \| discuss
		17-Year-Old Designed a Motor That Could Transform the Electric Car Industry (2022) (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by tejohnso 6 days ago \| past \| discuss
		Ten Museums Opening Around the World in 2025 (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by paulpauper 8 days ago \| past \| discuss
		A Novel 'Kiss and Capture' Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon (smithsonianmag.com)
		20 points by gmays 8 days ago \| past \| 3 comments
		Can you read this cursive handwriting? The National Archives wants your help (smithsonianmag.com)
		257 points by lemonberry 9 days ago \| past \| 251 comments
		Meteorite Crash Caught by Home Security Camera in Likely World-First Footage (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by lnguyen 10 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Divers recover Phoenician shipwreck that sank 2.6k years ago off coast of Spain (smithsonianmag.com)
		205 points by bookofjoe 10 days ago \| past \| 106 comments
		When a Deadly Winter Storm Trapped a Luxury Passenger Train (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by billybuckwheat 14 days ago \| past
		Understanding Why Climate Change Is Making Europe's Highest Peak More Dangerous (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by rntn 14 days ago \| past
		1952 Deadly Winter Storm Trapped Luxury Passenger Train Near Donner Pass 3 Days (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by bookofjoe 15 days ago \| past
		The Eight Coolest Inventions from the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (smithsonianmag.com)
		1 point by bookofjoe 16 days ago \| past
		When a winter storm trapped a luxury passenger train near Donner Pass (smithsonianmag.com)
		146 points by pseudolus 17 days ago \| past \| 117 comments
		California's Inmate Firefighter Program (2002) (smithsonianmag.com)
		3 points by matsemann 18 days ago \| past
		The Way We Listen to Music Changed Forever When Apple Launched iTunes in 2001 (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by pseudolus 18 days ago \| past
		Marlon Brando Wanted to Build a 'University of the Sea.' (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by sohkamyung 19 days ago \| past
		Ancient Romans Breathed in Enough Lead to Lower Their IQs (smithsonianmag.com)
		1 point by giuliomagnifico 19 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Golden Gate Bridge Was a Nightmare for the 11 Who Died During Its Construction (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by divbzero 21 days ago \| past
		Researchers 'Translate' Bat Talk. Turns Out, They Argue–A Lot (smithsonianmag.com)
		7 points by schaum 23 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Archaeologists Discover Rare Clay Commander Among Terra-Cotta Soldiers in China (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by pseudolus 25 days ago \| past
		The accidental invention of the snow globe (2024) (smithsonianmag.com)
		60 points by benbreen 25 days ago \| past \| 16 comments
		The Speed of Human Thought Is Far Slower Than the Average Wi-Fi, Study Suggests (smithsonianmag.com)
		1 point by giuliomagnifico 25 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		A Legendary Exposé of the Brutality of the Soviet Union (smithsonianmag.com)
		47 points by eadmund 26 days ago \| past \| 80 comments
		Archaeologists Finding Dugout Canoes in American Midwest Old as Great Pyramids (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by DocFeind 28 days ago \| past \| 1 comment
		Experiment to Amplify Light in Operating Rooms Led to Invention of Snow Globe (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by pseudolus 31 days ago \| past
		Dugout Canoes in the American Midwest as Old as the Great Pyramids of Egypt (smithsonianmag.com)
		6 points by jdmark 31 days ago \| past
		Ancient Britons May Have Built Stonehenge to Symbolize Unity (smithsonianmag.com)
		4 points by rntn 31 days ago \| past
		Using Math to Build the Ultimate Taffy Machine – 2016 (smithsonianmag.com)
		2 points by bryanrasmussen 32 days ago \| past
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