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For years, Don Featherstone s signature on the behind of the pink flamingo let everyone know it was a true replica of the original lawn ornament he created in 1957.But last year, the company that makes the curiously popular ornaments dropped the signature, puzzling Featherstone and ruffling the feathers of flamingo fans.Some, including the Museum of Bad Art and The
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Before there was the International Space Station, there was Skylab, America first long-term research base in space. It launched 40 years ago today, on May 14, 1973, soaring into the sky on the last of the Apollo-era Saturn V rockets. Skylab orbited
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