The domesticated birds were likely common in Central Asia from 400 BCE to 1000 CE. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Email ...

Object Details Creator Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Description. In the summer of 2002, less than one year after the September 11 attacks, 1.6 million people came to the ...

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