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Strategery Florida tries to gerrymander harder, may end up helping Democrats Jason Weisberger

breaking the law Police chase ended by dramatically bad decision making Jason Weisberger

art Artist hand-stitched a dress entirely from preserved autumn leaves Popkin

Artist stamps a figurine's face 200 times to build one animation Popkin

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The long history of waking people up before alarm clocks Ellsworth Toohey

photos How James Nasmyth created stunningly realistic moon models in 1874 Popkin

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Food Why rural communities once put a frog in milk to keep it from spoiling Popkin

History Cold War planners wanted to heat atomic mines with chickens Ellsworth Toohey

Technology This 1959 computer plays Boards of Canada's "Olson" Ellsworth Toohey

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video Watching ivy peel off a brick wall is more fun than expected Popkin

Technology Designer's USB-C iPhone case ends Lightning port hatred Ellsworth Toohey

vintage The satisfying click: Why vintage push-button light switches should make a comeback Popkin

"Clean the floor of your forest": Trump still fails to understand fire Jason Weisberger

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