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When did we start eating chicken wings? #NationalChickenWingDay ow.ly/T3w350FGoK3
A Brief History of the Buffalo Chicken Wing

A Brief History of the Buffalo Chicken Wing

How the wing went from a throwaway to a delicacy in 50 years

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Heavy Metals, Insects and Other Weird Things Found in Lipstick Through Time

Heavy Metals, Insects and Other Weird Things Found in Lipstick Through Time

From seaweed and beetles to lead and synthetic chemicals, lipstick has seen its share of strange—and dangerous—components

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Nothing beats the sweet smells of a summer rain. But what exactly is it that were smelling? #RainDay ow.ly/ACan50FGnRX
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Called the “snail” by Italians and the “monkey tail” by the Dutch, @ is the sine qua non of electronic communication. smithmag.co/lPkn9T
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What happens to all those letters sent to Santa? smithmag.co/I0JMyz
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Ask Smithsonian: Why don't people smile in old photographs? #WorldSmileDay smithmag.co/OqnxUc
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Does climate change cause extreme weather events? smithmag.co/lCHjcn
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When did girls start wearing pink? smithmag.co/ZruM8q
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What's the origin story of #WonderWoman? smithmag.co/mZhBiK
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What makes us a righty or a lefty? #InternationalLeftHandersDay smithmag.co/o2EK0m
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What's really changed - and what hasn't - about getting humans to the Moon. smithmag.co/N2LE28
He loves me, he loves me not: It's easy to fall in love with a panda. But do they love us back? #Pandas smithmag.co/ZP0hXf
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Why do Chinese restaurants have such similar names? #ChineseFood #yum smithmag.co/snqPK6
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Does the future hold the prospect of outsourcing the human brain? smithmag.co/HkFcIS
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