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Created by Italian special effects designer Carlo Rambaldi, the three-foot-tall prop can be seen in the film hiding among ...

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The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

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Newly released report chronicles innovative programs and partnerships that bring Smithsonian learning to communities across ...

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