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History & Culture
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- Notre Dame portraits celebrate restoration with vintage photosNotre Dame portraits celebrate restoration with vintage photos
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- A husband's love built the Taj Mahal—but cost him an empireA husband's love built the Taj Mahal—but cost him an empire
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Science
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- Do masks really harm kids? Here's what the science says.Do masks really harm kids? Here's what the science says.
- Source of mysterious global tsunami found near AntarcticaSource of mysterious global tsunami found near Antarctica
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Travel
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