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The Feminist Behind the Man Behind the Curtain. The untold story of Matilda Gage, the freethinker who inspired her son-in-law L. Frank Baum’s classic novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
How Mistletoe Became a Christmas Kissing Tradition
The thorny origins of the yuletide canoodling ritual. How Mistletoe Became a Christmas Kissing Tradition. The thorny origins of the yuletide canoodling ritual
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DNA Suggests Modern Humans Emerged From Several Groups in …
May 25, 2023 · Past studies of human genetics have proposed the theory that modern humans originated from a single population in Africa. But a new paper, published last week in the journal Nature, put this idea ...
Scientists Identify 12 Major Symptoms of Long Covid
May 26, 2023 · After about two years of research, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have proposed a list of 12 symptoms that can identify long Covid in a step toward finding treatments ...
A Cultural History of Barbie | Smithsonian
Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls and dreaming about what kind of woman she ...
12 Facts About ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ - Smithsonian Magazine
Dec 18, 2017 · 12 Facts About ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ Amaze and astound your loved ones with these pieces of carol trivia
The History of Daylight Saving Time | Smithsonian
Mar 16, 2022 · For ten months in the mid-1970s, America’s clocks sprang forward and never fell back.. Year-round daylight saving time (DST), signed into law by President Richard Nixon in January 1974, sought ...
The Mystery of Human Blood Types | Smithsonian
Oct 22, 2012 · The Mystery of Human Blood Types. The ABO blood group evolved at least 20 million years ago, but scientists still don’t understand the purpose of blood types
Untold Stories of American History | Smithsonian
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