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History of Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop is one of the few surviving toy retailers today, outlasting Toys "R" Us. What's behind the company's success?
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Shell-Bearing Animals
Shells are present in a variety of species, including turtles, snails, clams, mussels, hermit crabs, and armadillos. How is this evolutionary armor formed, and what benefits does it provide?
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Coin-Op Cubicles: Types of Arcade Cabinets
From classic upright models to motion-controlled motorcycles to spacecraft cockpits, arcade games have come in a variety of shapes and forms since their inception.
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7+ Bicolor Pattern Variations in Cats (And Why They Occur)
Bicolour (or piebald) cats have a coat with one primary color and any amount of white. They come in various forms, some of which are well-known—like tuxedos—and some that are more obscure, like cap-and-saddle. Discover a world of fascinating and beautiful bicolour cats below!
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Germanic Iconography in Early Heavy Metal and Hard Rock
German elements like the sharp blackletter font and the runic umlaut dots were a popular source of visual branding among many seminal heavy metal and hard rock groups in the 1970s and '80s.
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The Flehmen Response in Domestic Cats
The flehmen response, characterized by a "grimacing" expression, is actually a biological mechanism cats use to investigate scents.
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The Function of Self-Grooming in Cats
Personal grooming is an essential feline routine, but in excess, it can lead to health issues. Here's why cats groom themselves and how to know when it's too much.