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Some of the Violins of Hope on the stage of The Soraya.
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The Holocaust-Surviving Violins That Were Quarantined Beneath a California Stage

The pandemic layover and their eventual return home is a new chapter in a long history.
Matthew Taub October 1, 2020
All indications are that the coast was mapped from the sea, in secret.
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How a Secret Map Brought Down a Pirate Alliance on the Irish Coast

Now archaeologists are using it to search for evidence of clandestine activity.
Erin Mullally September 29, 2020
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See the Mysterious Horned Helmet of Henry VIII

4:00
Charles Duke took this prayer tablet to the Moon on <em>Apollo 16</em> in 1972.
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Surprising Objects That Have Been to Space—Some to the Moon—and Back

These little gems are not your typical images of space travel.
Winnie Lee August 20, 2020
Video • Object of Intrigue

A Former CIA Chief of Disguise Shows Off a Five-Second Mask

3:59
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell With the Genius Behind America’s Best Roadside Attraction

11:40
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell With a Master Magic Auctioneer

10:02
Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell: The Magic of Imperfect Objects With Jessica Oreck

9:58
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During the Renaissance, Drinking Wine Was a Fight Against Physics

Successful sips were signs of nobility.
Amelia Soth April 28, 2020
The archive has 3D models too!
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Help Atlas Obscura Find the Smithsonian’s Weirdest Items

With 2.8 million new artifacts on view, there should be plenty to choose from.
Isaac Schultz March 19, 2020
The Siena Pianoforte has seen its share of adventure.
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Sold: An Ornate Piano Found on a World War II Battlefield

It traveled three continents, survived desert warfare, and accidentally ended up with a man who'd been looking for it all along.
Matthew Taub March 17, 2020
The bizarre ceramic jar from 1888 is on view in the Met's newly renovated British Galleries.
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This British Bird Is Watchful, Whimsical, and Very Victorian

The 19th-century ceramic work by London's quirky Martin Brothers is now smirking at museum-goers in NYC.
Catherine Zuckerman March 9, 2020
Video • Object of Intrigue

The CIA's Fake Scrotum That Hid a Radio

3:32
It's got a bookish secret.
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How a Trashed Italian Manuscript Got Sewn Into a Sweet Silk Purse

Book waste can be beautiful.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 14, 2020
It's a snake! No—it's gypsum.
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This Mexican Mineral Looks Like a Shimmering Serpent

Gypsum is common, but this specimen is remarkable.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 7, 2020
The Lanchester Diploma.
Durham, England

The Lanchester Diploma

The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.
The exhibit is both informative and disgusting.
Detroit, Michigan

The Fatberg at the Michigan Science Center

It's gunky, it's gross, and it's been freed from the sewer and put on display.
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The Best 18th-Century Toilets Were Designed to Look Like Books

This shit is lit.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 9, 2020