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    hirshhorn: Gotta catch ‘em all! We’ve noticed a few Pokémon running around the museum and sculpture garden, how many have you found here? Wayne Thiebaud “Balls” 1963, oil on canvas 

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    smithsonian: What in the world is a beer comb?  It’s not for covering up bald spots. These old-school tools were used for beheading beers that have foamed above the top of the glass, but they went out of style, probably because they weren’t very sanitary.  The set in our @amhistorymuseum presents a mystery: We don’t…

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    smithsonian: Before there was Pokémon GO, there was the 1989 Nintendo Game Boy. The gaming experience was…slightly less robust (but it probably survived getting dropped better than your phone). This one is now in our @amhistorymuseum.

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    sportingnewsarchive: TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: July 13, 1963 — Atlanta Hawks’ Spud Webb was born, shown sailing up and almost over Denver Nuggets’ Alex English on March 11, 1986 in Atlanta. (Joe Holloway Jr./AP) Sports history July: bit.ly/29a0JMC

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    sportingnewsarchive: TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: July 12, 1996 — Kobe Bryant, 17, jokes with the media as he holds his Los Angeles Lakers jersey during a news conference in Inglewood, Calif. Bryant was acquired from the Charlotte Hornets by the Lakers in exchange for veteran center Vlade Divac. (Susan Sterner/AP) Sports history July: bit.ly/29a0JMC

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