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Wimbledon has been more than a site for the greatest players to shine; often, it has shaped the entire sport.http://ow.ly/j5ps50FrpUF 

Researchers say the incisors' removal may have served as an indicator of social status or membership in a specific group.http://ow.ly/TMZK30rNl0K 

Learn the history behind the new documentary "Summer of Soul," now playing in theaters and streaming on Hulu.http://ow.ly/tX9j30rNkZh 

The Covid-19 pandemic sparked a new era of disease modeling, one in which graphs once relegated to the pages of scientific journals graced the front pages of major news websites on a daily basis.http://ow.ly/IDog50FrpQg 

Before Brooklyn became a New York City borough home to 2.6 million people and countless hipster coffee shops, it was better known as Breuckelen, an early 17th-century Dutch settlement surrounded by marshes and farmland.http://ow.ly/wbWr50Frppa 

Fledgling blue jays and grackles in D.C., Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia have been dying of a mysterious ailment since late May.http://ow.ly/Yu7p50FrpMn 

The newly excavated structure consists of two identical, elaborately decorated halls where dignitaries may have gathered while visiting the city and the Second Temple.http://ow.ly/ROZP30rNfKm 

Archaeologists digging under an abandoned cinema in Verona, Italy, have discovered the ruins of a second-century Roman building evocative of a “miniature Pompeii.”http://ow.ly/2VEl50FrpJh 

On Earth, microorganisms that live within deep-sea vents use hydrogen and carbon dioxide to produce methane in a process called methanogenesis.http://ow.ly/uN3y50Fs5RL 

Ida Tarbell became one of the most influential muckrakers of the Gilded Age, helping to usher in that age of political, economic and industrial reform known as the Progressive Era.http://ow.ly/XtZH50FrpdV 

Unusually for the toy industry, the dolls and their related items adhered strictly to the time periods represented, with @American_Girl hiring historians and researchers to ensure products’ accuracy.http://ow.ly/rrBR30rNgYO 

Game shows have tested Americans’ wits under pressure since the early 1920s, when listeners tuned in to radio programs that found contestants battling for a $25 prize.http://ow.ly/pJ4e50FrpHb 

The impending trip to Britain will mark the first time the Huntington has loaned its most prized work.http://ow.ly/uFAv30rNeVw 

Another creative, eco-conscious and dare we say “trendy” option for your garden surplus involves using it as natural dye.http://ow.ly/xqlS50Frpng 

A new exhibition @metmuseum reveals how the Florentine banking dynasty drew on art to cement its power and legacy.http://ow.ly/cNfu30rNgYE 

Great whites have returned to Cape Cod, and efforts are underway to help people coexist with them.http://ow.ly/9fFz30rNh6p 

Today, collectors are most likely to think of baseball cards in the context of the 1950s, when collecting was at its peak.http://ow.ly/TqLK50Frpol 

“It’s the start of culture, the start of abstract thinking, the birth of art,” says study co-author Thomas Terberger.http://ow.ly/touJ30rNgYm 

As the global population continues to grow, space for putting the dead to rest is at a premium.http://ow.ly/FjWk50Frpzr 

Throughout the main islands, people have destroyed much of the native habitat that seabirds could have used for nesting and introduced invasive mammalian predators.http://ow.ly/Ch8v30rNh2x