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travel Visit the world's smallest vegetable museum in Belgium Popkin

crafts Crochet your way through our National Parks Jennifer Sandlin

News Police drunk driving simulation results in real crash injuring five people Allan Rose Hill

World's largest iceberg breaks free and spins wildly after 30-year Antarctic freeze Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Universal's new Ministry of Magic theme park (video) Ruben Bolling

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History New 9/11 WTC collapse footage emerges after 23 years Mark Frauenfelder

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Space ESA made Lego bricks out of meteorite dust Gail Sherman