Articles filed under Curious
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Rescued from closure, Hungary's Pinball Museum boasts 130 machinesAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary - Nearly tilted out of existence by the tax authorities, Hungary's Pinball Museum was relaunched this week after a court ruling saved it from permanent...
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Mormons publish photos of 'seer stone' used by founderAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church's push toward transparency about its roots and beliefs took another step forward Tuesday with the first published pictures of a small ...
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How cleaner cow burps could help fight climate changeAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - First, let's get one thing straight. Despite what you may have heard, it is cow burps, not cow farts, that are the real climate change problem. Here's how it works: Cows...
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Putin puts Crimean archaeological site under federal controlAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Saturday placed a major archaeological site in Crimea, which he has hailed as the country's most sacred spiritual symbol, u...
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Judge: U.S, violates agreement in detention of immigrant kidsJul 25, 2015 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice's current system of detaining children with their mothers after they have crossed the U.S.-Me...
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Poll: Americans divided over same-sex marriageJul 19, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - People in the United States are evenly divided over the Supreme Court case that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, according to an Associated Press-Gf...
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Sleuths trace fate of 1st black male slave freed by LincolnJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Researchers believe they found the grave of a man who could be considered the first black male slave freed by Abraham Lincoln, tracking his final resting p...
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'Hamilton' cast 'thrilled' after Obama and his girls see playJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The current American president took a trip back in time Saturday to visit some of the country's early leaders in the hip-hop musical "Hamilton" on Broadway, l...
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Sweet corn now official Illinois state vegetableJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sweet corn is now Illinois' state vegetable. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Thursday, making the designation official. State Sen. Sam McCann of...
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East Dundee fire department marks 125th anniversaryJul 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Towns and their fire departments usually grow up at the same time. Like siblings, they share the same backyards, growing pains and spirit for service from their resident...