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smithsonianmag.comThe National Zoo’s Beloved, Aging Emu Has DiedDarwin delighted zoo patrons for 21 years with his clever antics and charisma
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smithsonianmag.comLooking Back at Wimbledon: Althea Gibson Wins Big
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smithsonianmag.comArmenia’s “Tree of Life” Tradition Took Root Thousands of Years Ago, and Has Only Grown SinceThe tree adorned in this year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will continue to blossom overseas
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smithsonianmag.comGiant Panda Mei Xiang Will Not Give BirthAfter a week and a half of waiting, the National Zoo confirms that Mei Xiang experienced a pseudopregnancy.
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smithsonianmag.comFor 50 Years, the Special Olympics Has Given Marginalized Superstars Center StageFounded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the games offer intellectually disabled athletes the chance to dazzle an international audience
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smithsonianmag.comUrban Legends About the SmithsonianEver since its inception, the Smithsonian has been the subject of wild rumors about the Hope Diamond, Noah’s Ark and more
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smithsonianmag.comGuatemalan Immigrant Luisa Moreno Was Expelled From the U.S. for Her Groundbreaking Labor ActivismThe little-known story of an early champion of workers’ rights receives new recognition
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smithsonianmag.comHow Colonel Sanders Made Kentucky Fried Chicken an American Success StoryA weathervane from the Smithsonian collections is emblematic of Harland Sanders’s decades-long pursuit to make his chicken finger-lickin' good
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smithsonianmag.comHow Nancy Reagan Made Her Mark on the White HouseA curator at the American History Museum reflects on the First Lady's impact on Washington
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smithsonianmag.comFor Hundreds of Years, Papier-Mâché Has Lent a Surreal Face to Catalan CultureStreet performers disguised as Giants and Big Heads blend reverence with ribaldry at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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smithsonianmag.comThis Musician’s Songs Give Powerful Voice to a Language in CrisisSinger and linguistic activist Alidé Sans hails from an isolated Catalan valley where a rare dialect is spoken
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smithsonianmag.comProspects Are Looking Up for This Gulf Coast Tribe Relocating to Higher GroundAs Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles slips away, the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe plans community renewal and a museum for their new home
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smithsonianmag.comWho Was James Smithson?
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smithsonianmag.comHow Soup Nourishes Barcelona's Tradition of Welcoming ImmigrantsIn the town plaza of Nou Barris, a festival feast mixes together the spices and flavorings of the world’s cuisines
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smithsonianmag.comThese Images From 1968 Capture an America in Violent FluxA one-room show at the National Portrait Gallery is a hauntingly relevant 50-year-old time capsule
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smithsonianmag.comHere’s How to Have a More Meaningful Experience at the Smithsonian Folklife FestivalDirector Michael Atwood Mason reflects on the transformative powers of cultural exchange
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smithsonianmag.comThe Age-Old Tradition of Armenian Carpet Making Refuses to Be Swept Under the RugA new generation is emerging to craft the ancient rugs
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smithsonianmag.comIlluminating the Shadowy Art of Armenian Puppet TheaterTricksters and beasts dance across the imagination in these silhouetted puppet shows
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smithsonianmag.comHow the Summer of Atomic Bomb Testing Turned the Bikini Into a PhenomenonThe scanty suit’s explosive start is intimately tied to the Cold War and the nuclear arms race
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smithsonianmag.comThe Point of Armenia's Splashy Holiday Is Getting WetThe ancient tradition of Vardavar attracts tourists to Armenia, but bring a change of clothes
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