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src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/Tou7c3jtKo8eYeE7Vnvv9BfM4n8=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(3307x2520:3308x2521)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/cf/5c/cf5c59b5-a79e-42c4-959a-36100a22d9be/istock-1699079746.jpg" alt="The mistletoe plant has white berries, not red like the fake ones have." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/history/how-mistletoe-became-christmas-kissing-tradition-180985450/">How Mistletoe Became a Christmas Kissing Tradition</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The thorny origins of the yuletide canoodling ritual</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/sonja-anderson/'>Sonja Anderson</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 20, 2024, 9 a.m.">December 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/an-ancient-tablet-inscribed-with-nine-of-the-ten-commandments-from-the-book-of-exodus-is-for-sale-180985473/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/pZup5NBUoXCbm_oW_3INWskEvTE=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1000x752:1001x753)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/be/4c/be4ced57-9dc6-487a-9cf3-91bc5c27a78f/commandments.jpg" alt="This marble tablet weighs 115 pounds and measures two feet tall." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/an-ancient-tablet-inscribed-with-nine-of-the-ten-commandments-from-the-book-of-exodus-is-for-sale-180985473/">An Ancient Tablet Inscribed With Nine of the Ten Commandments From the Book of Exodus Is for Sale</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The marble slab, which dates to between 300 and 500 C.E., is the oldest-known stone tablet inscribed with the Commandments. Nobody recognized its significance until decades after its discovery</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/julia-binswanger/'>Julia Binswanger</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 19, 2024, 11:30 a.m.">November 19, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/arts-culture/soaring-ambition-180985443/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/jU4o9SIeEr-u6VhPCJXqp_h6lUk=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1050x750:1051x751)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/5f/d9/5fd964f9-1817-4f26-b31b-39c56843696d/falling_water.jpg" alt="The proudly jutting&mdash;and sometimes-imperiled&mdash;terraces above the cataract that gave the world-famous house its name." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/arts-culture/soaring-ambition-180985443/">How Fallingwater Gave Frank Lloyd Wright a Second Wind</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The architectural wonder re-established the designer as a titan of his generation and shifted the public's view of Modernism from a foreign movement to a part of the American character</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/michael-snyder/'>Michael Snyder</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 19, 2024, 8 a.m.">December 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/scientists-are-using-ct-scanners-to-reveal-the-secrets-of-more-than-two-dozen-ancient-egyptian-mummies-180985454/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/G5TC1uht9Z4gA3Boo-Ytc8Bz78Y=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1024x683:1025x684)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/4b/96/4b96171a-3bf4-4049-a669-ba3e88a81872/dsc04996-2.jpg" alt="The decorative coffin of Lady Chenet-aa, a high-status woman who died some 3,000 years ago" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/scientists-are-using-ct-scanners-to-reveal-the-secrets-of-more-than-two-dozen-ancient-egyptian-mummies-180985454/">Scientists Are Using CT Scanners to Reveal the Secrets of More Than Two Dozen Ancient Egyptian Mummies</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">For the first time, researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings paint a more comprehensive picture of ancient Egyptian life</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/julia-binswanger/'>Julia Binswanger</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 13, 2024, 3:01 p.m.">November 13, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-are-bewildered-by-a-skeleton-made-from-the-bones-of-at-least-eight-people-who-died-thousands-of-years-apart-180985419/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/3b3OMhKumaZl57nVYuyTi94rS04=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(792x543:793x544)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/a4/26/a426c7fb-e4cc-499d-81a3-de0eb2923e37/urn_cambridgeorg_id_binary-alt_20241019094932-63883-optimisedimage-png-s0003598x24001583_fig2.jpeg" alt="Researchers performed DNA testing on the bones highlighted in this image." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-are-bewildered-by-a-skeleton-made-from-the-bones-of-at-least-eight-people-who-died-thousands-of-years-apart-180985419/">Archaeologists Are Bewildered by a Skeleton Made From the Bones of at Least Eight People Who Died Thousands of Years Apart</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and a Roman-era skull, according to a new study</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/sonja-anderson/'>Sonja Anderson</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 8, 2024, 1:44 p.m.">November 8, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/archaologists-discover-ancient-egyptian-family-tomb-full-of-necklaces-bracelets-and-rings-180985412/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/b25RpEtWGdl07EdNAQXh6kgVNF4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(3278x2247:3279x2248)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/4e/00/4e00849e-937d-4b6b-85b9-865479f60897/burial-2.jpg" alt="An engraved mirror and beaded jewelry discovered at the ancient family tomb near Luxor" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/archaologists-discover-ancient-egyptian-family-tomb-full-of-necklaces-bracelets-and-rings-180985412/">Archaeologists Discover Ancient Egyptian Family Tomb Full of Necklaces, Bracelets and Rings</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The 3,800-year-old site near the city of Luxor holds the remains of 11 individuals, who may have been members of the same family. Researchers think the tomb was used for several generations</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/julia-binswanger/'>Julia Binswanger</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 7, 2024, 2:33 p.m.">November 7, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-engraved-gold-offering-to-jupiter-dolichenu-a-war-god-revered-by-roman-soldiers-180985387/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/TimlthnbB2n0fC_LAXE9iCPzvFo=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1000x752:1001x753)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/24/b6/24b6283a-5041-43e4-a775-b39383f02181/gold-offering.jpg" alt="The gold votive plaque features a Greek inscription dedicated to Jupiter Dolichenus." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-engraved-gold-offering-to-jupiter-dolichenu-a-war-god-revered-by-roman-soldiers-180985387/">Archaeologists Discover Engraved Gold Offering to Jupiter Dolichenu, a War God Revered by Roman Soldiers</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The votive plaque was found amid the ruins of an ancient Roman fortress. Researchers think a temple dedicated to the mysterious deity may have stood nearby</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/sonja-anderson/'>Sonja Anderson</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 5, 2024, 10:51 a.m.">November 5, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/tour-guide-at-medieval-manor-house-discovers-mysterious-etchings-meant-to-repel-evil-trap-demons-and-curse-enemies-180985377/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2fYd9PHAepgkCdqfOFoDd2O_s6U=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(513x386:514x387)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/20/88/20884575-2057-47cd-9756-7de1c0989b8c/news_witchesmarks_writingstillinneedofdeciphering_gainsborough_1500x1125.jpeg" alt="Over the past two years, roughly 20 wall engravings and 100 burn marks have been found at the historic residence." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/tour-guide-at-medieval-manor-house-discovers-mysterious-etchings-meant-to-repel-evil-trap-demons-and-curse-enemies-180985377/">Tour Guide at Medieval Manor House Discovers Mysterious Etchings Meant to Repel Evil, Trap Demons and Curse Enemies</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">A "staggering array" of markings have been hiding in plain sight carved into the walls of Gainsborough Old Hall, a 500-year-old home in Lincolnshire, England</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/sonja-anderson/'>Sonja Anderson</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 4, 2024, 11:30 a.m.">November 4, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/arts-culture/celebrate-day-of-the-dead-with-these-15-scenes-festivities-remembrance-180985374/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/glyf-WkX8mHLDky9HV7V3W-3cNs=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1250x833:1251x834)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/aa/ed/aaed37bb-4401-46cd-9a2c-855983045705/4e6fdd7b-d576-40e9-84cb-4a990f463bc1.jpg" alt="A couple visits a cemetery during Day of the Dead, against the backdrop of storm clouds." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/arts-culture/celebrate-day-of-the-dead-with-these-15-scenes-festivities-remembrance-180985374/">Celebrate Day of the Dead With These 15 Scenes of Festivities and Remembrance</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show how communities in Mexico and beyond mark D铆a de los Muertos.</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> Text by <a href='/author/tracy-scott-forson/'>Tracy Scott Forson</a> <br>Photographs selected by Quentin Nardi </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Nov. 1, 2024, 7 a.m.">November 1, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/history/to-divine-the-future-the-ancients-relied-on-these-chance-based-fortune-telling-tools-180985349/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/ukjg-wBcdZbTSmckoV7lpSUiUhQ=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(700x527:701x528)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/6f/2d/6f2d904d-a586-431f-bd83-0a239806919a/sortes.jpg" alt="Users of the Sortes Astrampsychi&nbsp;chose a specific question from a list of 92. Then, they randomly picked a number between one and ten, which, when added to the number of the chosen question, directed them to one of 1,030 possible answers." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/history/to-divine-the-future-the-ancients-relied-on-these-chance-based-fortune-telling-tools-180985349/">To Divine the Future, the Ancients Relied on These Chance-Based Fortune-Telling Tools</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Texts like the "Sortes Astrampsychi" promised insights on clients' love lives, career prospects, financial woes and families</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/elizabeth-djinis/'>Elizabeth Djinis</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 31, 2024, 6 a.m.">October 31, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/HCYx-MhNI6FviJhayP7jJn4K11k=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1000x752:1001x753)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/53/be/53bea374-91ac-4f86-a765-4df8aa56b6be/ouija-board-2.jpg" alt="As the story goes, the makers of the first talking board asked the board what they should call it; the name &ldquo;Ouija&rdquo; came through." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/">The Ouija Board Can't Connect Us to Paranormal Forces鈥攂ut It Can Tell Us a Lot About Psychology, Grief and Uncertainty</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">The game was born from Americans' obsession with Spiritualism in the 19th century. Since then, it's functioned as a reflection of their deep-seated beliefs and anxieties for more than a century</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href="https://chuck.smithsonianmag.com/author/linda-rodriguez-mcrobbie/" target="blank">Linda Rodriguez McRobbie</a>; Updated by <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/author/ellen-wexler/" target="blank">Ellen Wexler</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 27, 2013, 11 p.m.">Updated: October 30, 2024 | Originally Published: October 27, 2013</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/history/this-19th-century-toy-book-used-science-to-prove-that-ghosts-were-simply-an-illusion-180985347/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/UEtwEpCo4tavuLlol3FyGzNd4K4=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(700x527:701x528)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/e6/85/e6857995-afdc-4779-aef2-1da3509affdf/spectropia.jpg" alt="If a reader stared at one of Spectropia&rsquo;s illustrations under a strong light source for about 20 seconds and then gazed at a blank wall in a darkened room, a version of that image in inverted colors appeared." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/history/this-19th-century-toy-book-used-science-to-prove-that-ghosts-were-simply-an-illusion-180985347/">This 19th-Century 'Toy Book' Used Science to Prove That Ghosts Were Simply an Illusion</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">"Spectropia" demystified the techniques used by mediums who claimed they could speak to the dead, revealing the "absurd follies of Spiritualism"</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/vanessa-armstrong/'>Vanessa Armstrong</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 29, 2024, 11:41 a.m.">October 29, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/arts-culture/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-modest-start-american-tradition-rivaling-stuffing-pumpkin-pie-180985216/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/BnvsbfEGsP_cLzWMMhlfq4sGwWY=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1050x750:1051x751)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/cd/00/cd008e0c-46c7-4b61-8c2b-2e7e4e668c51/untitled-1.jpg" alt="A colorized photo of superhero rodent Mighty Mouse&rsquo;s exuberant turn in the 1951 parade." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/arts-culture/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-modest-start-american-tradition-rivaling-stuffing-pumpkin-pie-180985216/">How the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Went From Its Modest Start to an American Tradition Rivaling Stuffing and Pumpkin Pie</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">A century on, the country鈥檚 most beloved Thursday spectacle reaches new heights</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/michael-callahan/'>Michael Callahan</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 23, 2024, 7 a.m.">November 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/the-top-25-trending-halloween-costumes-of-2024-according-to-google-180985304/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/120i9xiJolZpKXcBGku2WfjDmGw=/400x300/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ea/02/ea02a208-8a2a-458c-97df-c39a5add3202/beetlejuice.jpg" alt="Shrunken Head Bob from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice&nbsp;claimed the top spot on this year&#39;s rankings." width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/the-top-25-trending-halloween-costumes-of-2024-according-to-google-180985304/">The Top 25 Trending Halloween Costumes of 2024, According to Google</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">This year, celebrants will likely be channeling characters from hit franchises like "Beetlejuice," "Inside Out" and "Deadpool"</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/julia-binswanger/'>Julia Binswanger</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 21, 2024, 4:35 p.m.">October 21, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-jade-dragon-artifact-at-a-5000-year-old-tomb-in-china-180985288/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/rzh0CuVaieLIGiN0WYYK48mHkXg=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(1000x752:1001x753)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ad/9a/ad9ac2b8-70fc-4378-a285-d3573f149029/jade-dragon.jpg" alt="The newly discovered jade dragon artifact, as seen from different angles" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-jade-dragon-artifact-at-a-5000-year-old-tomb-in-china-180985288/">Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Jade Dragon Artifact at a 5,000-Year-Old Tomb in China</a></h3> <p class="article-dek">Hundreds of artifacts have been unearthed at a burial mound in the city of Chifeng, but researchers are particularly intrigued by the six-inch-long object</p> <p class="article-author" itemprop="author"> <a href='/author/julia-binswanger/'>Julia Binswanger</a> </p> <p class="article-published"><time class="pub-date" itemprop="published" data-pubdate="Oct. 18, 2024, 8 a.m.">October 18, 2024</time></p> </div> </div> <div class="article-list-item"> <div class="article-list-image"> <a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-in-petra-discover-secret-tomb-hiding-beneath-a-mysterious-structure-featured-in-indiana-jones-180985275/"><img loading="lazy" src="https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/VY-gfjHzpz7GK-EN9tIsataYX94=/400x300/filters:no_upscale():focal(3360x2240:3361x2241)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/3e/73/3e73c461-9299-4f3a-84d4-69e6de4dbf2b/exu_petra_select_3.jpg" alt="Matthew Vincent, Josh Gates and Pearce Paul Creasman digging in front of the Treasury building in Petra, Jordan" width="640" height="480" /></a> </div> <div class="article-list-text"> <h3><a href="/smart-news/archaeologists-in-petra-discover-secret-tomb-hiding-beneath-a-mysterious-structure-featured-in-indiana-jones-180985275/">Archaeologists in Petra Discover Secret Tomb Hiding Beneath a Mysterious Structure Featured in 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