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This article contains discussions of addiction, child abuse, and mental health. HBO's 2018 miniseries "Sharp Objects," which is based on Gillian Flynn's 2006 debut novel of the same name, has an ...

Quantum entanglement is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have to be described with reference to each other, even though the individual objects may be ...

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The scope of objects in Smithsonian collections is staggering—from ancient Chinese bronzes to the Star-Spangled Banner; from a 3.5 billion-year-old fossil to the Apollo lunar landing module; from the ...