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77Bee Poop on Your Car
Not a joke! Everyone--at least in California--notices the little yellow-gold dots on their cars. People complain they are very hard to get rid of, and wonder what they are. An intrepid Los Angeles Times columnist, Ralph Vartabedian, has done a bit...
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74Black Sea Adventures and Underwater Volcanoes
Robert Ballard has wrapped up another season exploring in the Black Sea. He's most famous for discovering the wreck of the Titanic, but he's done plenty of other work as well. Now he's testing a system that...
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73The Real Mrs. Cubbison of Stuffing Fame
If you've ever enjoyed a holiday feast in America, you've probably tasted Mrs. Cubbison's dressing. A real person stood behind that dressing. Sophie Huchting was born in 1890 in San Marcos, California--part of San Diego County. She learned to cook...
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73Mary Pickford's Oscars
Three Oscars: two awarded to Mary Pickford and one to her last husband, Buddy Rogers, are in the news. Rogers' heirs want to sell the Oscars at auction, which horrifies most film buffs. The folks who give out the Oscars say they have a right to buy...
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71Transformers: Toys and TV Show History
In 1984, children across America discovered the Transformers. The toys, starting with Autobots (which turned from cars into robots) came from the Japanese manufacturer Takara, courtesy of Hasbro. But as we all know, they REALLY came from the metal...
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97Hitler and the Volkswagen
Although Volkswagen plays down the connection (who wouldn't?), the company got its start during the Third Reich. Based on the Fuerher's desire to rebuild Germany into a rich nation where all families could own a car, the company turned out several...
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74Hollywood Costume Design
Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume Design is the latest book by Deborah Nadoolman Landis. Landis knows her stuff: she's President of the Hollywood Costume Designers Guild and has been nominated for an Oscar for her designs--which include...
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75Evolution: Still Going On
In the last 10,000 years, evolutionary changes to humans have sped up to more than 100 times historical levels. What kind of changes? According to anthropologist John Hawks, blue eyes were unknown 10,000 years ago. "Why is it that blue-eyed people...
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73Trees: Memories and Myths
With roots anchored in the earth and branches reaching to the heavens, it's no wonder that a tree has become the symbol of balance, growth, and aspirations for many people. Ancient tribes of America, India,...
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72Guillotined by The Third Reich: Helmut Hirsch
In the overwhelming death tolls of Hitler's concentration camps, the single execution of one young man gets easily overlooked. Helmut Hirsch died in 1937, before World War II broke out. He left no descendants. For a few months, though, he made the...
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